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MidCoast CouncilPopulation forecast

MidCoast Council

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2026, the age structure forecasts for MidCoast Council indicate a 7.1% increase in males under working age, a 5.5% increase in males of retirement age, and a 6.7% 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 MidCoast Council 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
MidCoast Council - Total males202120262036Change between 2021 and 2036
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 42,0094.22,3754.72,6924.7+683
5 to 92,5105.32,5695.13,1005.4+590
10 to 142,8476.02,9485.83,3936.0+547
15 to 192,4615.22,7135.42,9705.2+510
20 to 241,8994.02,0974.12,3834.2+484
25 to 291,8133.82,0654.12,3914.2+578
30 to 341,9284.12,1864.32,5454.5+617
35 to 391,9974.22,2974.52,6834.7+685
40 to 442,0254.32,3474.62,7504.8+725
45 to 492,5305.32,4694.92,9795.2+449
50 to 542,8105.92,8885.73,1865.6+376
55 to 593,3407.03,3586.63,5796.3+239
60 to 644,0248.54,0688.14,3667.7+343
65 to 694,3239.14,6049.14,8688.5+545
70 to 744,3529.24,3368.64,7668.4+414
75 to 793,1696.73,5997.13,9306.9+761
80 to 841,9214.02,2394.42,6644.7+743
85 and over1,5333.21,3632.71,7573.1+225
Total persons47,491100.050,522100.057,005100.0+9,514
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2036, prepared by .id (informed decisions), March 2023.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for males in MidCoast Council was ages 70 to 74, which accounted for 9.2% of the total males.

The largest increase in males between 2021 and 2026 is forecast to be in ages 75 to 79, which is expected to increase by 431 and account for 7.1% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2026 is 65 to 69 years, with a total of 4,604 males.

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