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Wollongong City CouncilPopulation forecast

Dombarton - Wongawilli - Huntley

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2031, the age structure forecasts for Dombarton - Wongawilli - Huntley indicate a 238.2% increase in males under working age, a 1033.3% increase in males of retirement age, and a 318.1% 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 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 - 5 year age groups
Dombarton - Wongawilli - Huntley - Total males202120312046Change between 2021 and 2046
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 410114.12719.04366.6+336
5 to 9669.32929.85248.0+458
10 to 14537.41816.14937.5+440
15 to 19314.31655.53936.0+362
20 to 24334.72197.33505.3+316
25 to 29689.62398.03174.8+248
30 to 34699.72608.73775.7+307
35 to 39659.22498.34777.2+411
40 to 44517.22257.55097.7+458
45 to 49324.51956.55368.1+504
50 to 54405.61555.24677.1+427
55 to 59476.61264.23936.0+346
60 to 64294.01113.73335.1+304
65 to 69192.61324.43034.6+285
70 to 7440.5862.92573.9+254
75 to 7900.0431.41802.7+180
80 to 8410.2280.91412.1+140
85 and over30.4170.61011.5+98
Total persons713100.02,993100.06,587100.0+5,874
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2046, prepared by .id (informed decisions), April 2024.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for males in Dombarton - Wongawilli - Huntley was ages 0 to 4, which accounted for 14.1% of the total males.

The largest increase in males between 2021 and 2031 is forecast to be in ages 5 to 9, which is expected to increase by 226 and account for 9.8% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2031 is 5 to 9 years, with a total of 292 males.

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