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City of Port Adelaide EnfieldPopulation forecast

Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2031, the age structure forecasts for Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains indicate a 3.8% decrease in population under working age, a 24.5% increase in population of retirement age, and a 17.4% increase in population 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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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
Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains - Total persons202120312046Change between 2021 and 2046
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 41,4286.21,3275.01,2974.6-131
5 to 91,4126.11,3515.11,2794.6-133
10 to 141,2395.41,2454.71,1444.1-95
15 to 191,0744.71,1744.41,0723.8-2
20 to 241,6707.21,5565.91,4475.2-223
25 to 292,0679.01,8907.21,8886.7-179
30 to 342,2249.62,4359.22,4248.6+200
35 to 392,2519.82,75310.42,6669.5+415
40 to 441,7377.52,6159.92,4778.8+740
45 to 491,4296.22,3188.82,3608.4+931
50 to 541,2655.51,4915.62,0097.2+744
55 to 591,1224.91,1624.41,7146.1+592
60 to 649504.11,1504.41,5075.4+557
65 to 698953.91,0814.11,1704.2+275
70 to 748513.79033.49813.5+130
75 to 796642.97993.09913.5+327
80 to 843661.66652.58032.9+437
85 and over4041.85121.98002.9+396
Total persons23,048100.026,430100.028,030100.0+4,982
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2046, prepared by .id (informed decisions), May 2024.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for persons in Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains was ages 35 to 39, which accounted for 9.8% of the total persons.

The largest increase in persons between 2021 and 2031 is forecast to be in ages 45 to 49, which is expected to increase by 889 and account for 8.8% of the total persons.

The largest 5 year age group in 2031 is 35 to 39 years, with a total of 2,753 persons.

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