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City of WhitehorsePopulation forecast

City of Whitehorse

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2027, the age structure forecasts for City of Whitehorse indicate a 2.8% increase in females under working age, a 5.4% increase in females of retirement age, and a 16.2% increase in females 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 females202120272041Change between 2021 and 2041
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 43,8964.44,0354.14,4374.0+541
5 to 94,7175.44,5514.64,8644.4+147
10 to 144,9585.65,3685.45,4184.9+460
15 to 194,9985.76,1696.36,2635.7+1,265
20 to 246,1317.06,9787.17,5276.8+1,396
25 to 295,7916.66,8927.07,5646.8+1,773
30 to 346,1016.97,1847.37,9157.1+1,814
35 to 396,2757.17,6287.78,3787.6+2,103
40 to 445,8616.77,4857.68,4237.6+2,562
45 to 496,0136.86,7706.98,2267.4+2,213
50 to 545,8616.76,0596.27,5756.8+1,714
55 to 595,0555.75,9156.06,7726.1+1,717
60 to 644,7425.44,9485.05,8645.3+1,122
65 to 694,2974.94,7714.85,4264.9+1,129
70 to 743,9344.54,2824.35,0434.6+1,109
75 to 793,2233.73,6303.74,3013.9+1,078
80 to 842,7643.12,8252.93,4793.1+715
85 and over3,3483.83,0153.13,3253.0-23
Total persons87,965100.098,504100.0110,798100.0+22,833
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2041, prepared by .id (informed decisions), June 2023.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for females in City of Whitehorse was ages 35 to 39, which accounted for 7.1% of the total females.

The largest increase in females between 2021 and 2027 is forecast to be in ages 40 to 44, which is expected to increase by 1,624 and account for 7.6% of the total females.

The largest female 5 year age group in 2027 is 35 to 39 years, with a total of 7,628 females.

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