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City of MeltonPopulation forecast

Brookfield

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2031, the age structure forecasts for Brookfield indicate a 20.6% increase in males under working age, a 36.6% increase in males of retirement age, and a 34.1% increase in males of working age.

Knowledge of how the age structure of the population is changing is essential for planning age-based facilities and services, such as child care, recreation and aged care.

The forecast age groups of the City of Melton is a function of the current age of the population (people aging each year, being born and dying) as well as the age of people migrating into and out of the area. This in turn is driven by location (fringe, city centre, regional or rural) the existing housing stock (separate dwellings, medium or high density), the amount and type of new residential development (same as existing stock, or diversifying) and where the area is in a cycle of change. We call this the area’s residential role and function. You can learn more about this in the section household and suburb life cycles.

Forecast age structure - 5 year age groups
Brookfield - Total males202120312051Change between 2021 and 2051
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 45009.35788.28228.1+323
5 to 956710.66198.88698.5+302
10 to 144077.65808.37717.6+364
15 to 193536.65367.66806.7+327
20 to 243466.54226.06306.2+284
25 to 293266.14526.46956.8+369
30 to 344829.05758.28488.3+365
35 to 394688.75818.38488.3+380
40 to 443807.15257.57006.9+320
45 to 493316.24576.56216.1+290
50 to 542464.63855.55525.4+307
55 to 592454.63264.64824.7+237
60 to 641813.42433.54044.0+222
65 to 691903.52213.13443.4+154
70 to 741512.81622.32832.8+131
75 to 79911.71402.02262.2+135
80 to 84581.11101.61821.8+124
85 and over450.8981.42262.2+181
Total persons5,366100.07,011100.010,182100.0+4,816
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2051, prepared by .id (informed decisions), June 2023.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for males in Brookfield was ages 5 to 9, which accounted for 10.6% of the total males.

The largest increase in males between 2021 and 2031 is forecast to be in ages 15 to 19, which is expected to increase by 183 and account for 7.6% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2031 is 5 to 9 years, with a total of 619 males.

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