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City of WhitehorsePopulation forecast

City of Whitehorse

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2031, the age structure forecasts for City of Whitehorse indicate a 3.7% increase in males under working age, a 12.0% increase in males of retirement age, and a 21.3% 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 Whitehorse 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 Whitehorse - Total males202120312041Change between 2021 and 2041
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 44,1665.04,4824.64,7754.5+609
5 to 94,9265.94,7864.95,1204.9+194
10 to 144,9706.05,3195.55,5425.3+572
15 to 195,1996.26,4526.66,5026.2+1,303
20 to 246,9348.38,2528.58,5778.1+1,643
25 to 296,4527.87,7007.98,2067.8+1,754
30 to 345,8997.17,2807.57,7667.4+1,867
35 to 396,1067.37,5517.88,0597.6+1,953
40 to 445,3376.47,3307.57,8757.5+2,538
45 to 495,5446.76,9697.27,6017.2+2,057
50 to 545,3356.45,8446.06,9736.6+1,638
55 to 594,6845.65,3765.56,2495.9+1,565
60 to 644,2415.14,8535.05,2154.9+974
65 to 693,6114.34,1824.34,6804.4+1,069
70 to 743,2323.93,7293.84,1984.0+966
75 to 792,5083.02,9973.13,4663.3+958
80 to 841,9812.42,2152.32,6052.5+624
85 and over2,0772.51,8941.92,1102.0+33
Total persons83,202100.097,212100.0105,519100.0+22,317
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2041, prepared by .id (informed decisions), June 2023.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for males in City of Whitehorse was ages 20 to 24, 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 1,993 and account for 7.5% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2031 is 20 to 24 years, with a total of 8,252 males.

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