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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idEast Taieri had a lower proportion of pre-schoolers and a higher proportion of people at post retirement age than St Kilda South in 2018.
The Age Structure of the population is the most widely used component of the Census. It is an indicator of an area’s residential role and function and how it is likely to change in the future. East Taieri's age demographics are indicative of the area’s era of settlement and provide key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities (as most services and facilities are age-specific).
Service age groups divide the population into age categories that reflect typical life-stages. They indicate the level of demand for services that target people at different stages in life and how that demand is changing.
To get a more complete picture of East Taieri's demographic characteristics, East Taieri's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Family and Household type data.
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Analysis of the service age groups of East Taieri in 2018 compared to St Kilda South shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).
Overall, 23.8% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 24.2% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 23.5% and 22.8% respectively for St Kilda South.
The major differences between the age structure of East Taieri and St Kilda South were:
From 2013 to 2018, East Taieri's population increased by 249 people (12.9%). This represents an average annual population change of 2.45% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 2013 and 2018 were in the age groups:
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