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City of PlayfordPopulation forecast

City of Playford

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2031, the age structure forecasts for City of Playford indicate a 21.5% increase in males under working age, a 45.2% increase in males of retirement age, and a 34.2% 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
City of Playford - Total males202120312046Change between 2021 and 2046
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 43,8577.84,6567.16,3727.0+2,515
5 to 94,0828.24,7737.36,1806.8+2,098
10 to 143,8287.74,8657.46,0046.6+2,176
15 to 193,2546.64,9117.55,9076.5+2,653
20 to 243,5537.24,7917.36,1356.8+2,583
25 to 294,1208.34,5676.96,5247.2+2,404
30 to 343,7917.64,8327.36,7987.5+3,007
35 to 393,5727.25,1457.86,7987.5+3,226
40 to 442,8435.74,7577.26,1196.7+3,276
45 to 492,8325.74,5556.96,1686.8+3,335
50 to 542,8495.73,5865.56,0126.6+3,162
55 to 592,8695.83,1374.85,0815.6+2,211
60 to 642,4915.02,8994.44,4364.9+1,945
65 to 691,9053.82,7124.13,3123.6+1,408
70 to 741,5493.12,2053.42,7873.1+1,237
75 to 799952.01,5972.42,4122.7+1,417
80 to 846951.41,0971.71,9392.1+1,244
85 and over5791.26961.11,8672.1+1,288
Total persons49,666100.065,782100.090,852100.0+41,186
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 City of Playford was ages 25 to 29, which accounted for 8.3% of the total males.

The largest increase in males between 2021 and 2031 is forecast to be in ages 40 to 44, which is expected to increase by 1,914 and account for 7.2% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2031 is 35 to 39 years, with a total of 5,145 males.

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