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Wollongong City CouncilPopulation forecast

Wollongong City Council

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2031, the age structure forecasts for Wollongong City Council indicate a 14.5% increase in females under working age, a 21.4% increase in females of retirement age, and a 10.4% 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 Wollongong City Council 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 - Service age groups
Wollongong City Council - Total females202120312041Change between 2021 and 2041
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)5,9755.56,9805.77,4905.5+1,515
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)8,7508.110,0518.211,1198.2+2,369
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)7,4066.98,4486.99,5327.0+2,126
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)10,6399.911,3079.312,1859.0+1,546
Young workforce (25 to 34)14,14313.115,22612.516,36312.1+2,221
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)20,37418.923,62219.326,00519.2+5,632
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)13,18812.214,29411.716,07511.9+2,887
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)12,02111.113,29010.914,60910.8+2,588
Seniors (70 to 84)11,92911.115,37712.617,81713.1+5,888
Elderly aged (85 and over)3,4753.23,5842.94,3773.2+902
Total persons107,900100.0122,181100.0135,574100.0+27,674
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2041, prepared by .id (informed decisions), January 2023.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for females in Wollongong City Council was ages Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49), which accounted for 18.9% of the total females.

The largest increase in females between 2021 and 2031 is forecast to be in ages Seniors (70 to 84), which is expected to increase by 3,448 and account for 12.6% of the total females.

The largest female 5 year age group in 2031 is Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) years, with a total of 23,622 females.

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