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City of PlayfordPopulation forecast

Virginia Growth Area

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2031, the age structure forecasts for Virginia Growth Area indicate a 239.8% increase in males under working age, a 731.4% increase in males of retirement age, and a 256.8% 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 Playford 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
Virginia Growth Area - Total males202120312046Change between 2021 and 2046
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 45110.01437.21736.1+122
5 to 9458.71276.41565.5+111
10 to 14224.21316.61625.7+140
15 to 19193.71407.11736.1+154
20 to 24214.11055.31515.3+130
25 to 297214.01186.01565.5+84
30 to 347815.21356.81726.1+94
35 to 39438.31678.41756.1+132
40 to 44479.21497.51635.7+116
45 to 49346.61497.51766.2+143
50 to 54163.11507.62087.3+193
55 to 59193.71055.31916.7+172
60 to 64122.4703.51605.6+147
65 to 69265.1773.91404.9+114
70 to 7461.2613.11033.6+97
75 to 7930.6693.5983.4+95
80 to 8400.0512.61083.8+108
85 and over00.1331.71776.2+177
Total persons512100.01,979100.02,840100.0+2,328
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2046, prepared by .id (informed decisions), December 2023.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for males in Virginia Growth Area was ages 30 to 34, which accounted for 15.2% of the total males.

The largest increase in males between 2021 and 2031 is forecast to be in ages 50 to 54, which is expected to increase by 134 and account for 7.6% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2031 is 35 to 39 years, with a total of 167 males.

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