Acacia Gardens - Parklea
Five year age groups
In 2021, the largest age group in Acacia Gardens - Parklea was 35 to 39 year olds. The group that changed the most since 2016 was 0 to 4 year olds, decreasing by 90 people.
The Age Structure of Acacia Gardens - Parklea provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of Acacia Gardens - Parklea's residential role and function and how it is likely to change in the future.
Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group.
To get a more complete picture Acacia Gardens - Parklea's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
Total population
| Age structure - Five year age groups | ||||||||
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| Acacia Gardens - Parklea - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | Blacktown % | Number | % | Blacktown % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| 0 to 4 | 400 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 490 | 6.7 | 7.9 | -90 | 2001 |
| 5 to 9 | 462 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 542 | 7.4 | 6.8 | -80 | 2002 |
| 10 to 14 | 486 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 456 | 6.3 | 5.7 | +30 | 2003 |
| 15 to 19 | 442 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 433 | 5.9 | 6.1 | +9 | 2004 |
| 20 to 24 | 538 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 554 | 7.6 | 7.0 | -16 | 2005 |
| 25 to 29 | 573 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 562 | 7.7 | 8.8 | +11 | 2006 |
| 30 to 34 | 674 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 725 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -51 | 2007 |
| 35 to 39 | 753 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 795 | 10.9 | 8.0 | -42 | 2008 |
| 40 to 44 | 693 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 655 | 9.0 | 6.5 | +38 | 2009 |
| 45 to 49 | 588 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 541 | 7.4 | 5.8 | +47 | 2010 |
| 50 to 54 | 463 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 473 | 6.5 | 5.7 | -10 | 2011 |
| 55 to 59 | 415 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 398 | 5.5 | 5.2 | +17 | 2012 |
| 60 to 64 | 327 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 238 | 3.3 | 4.3 | +89 | 2013 |
| 65 to 69 | 210 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 216 | 3.0 | 3.5 | -6 | 2014 |
| 70 to 74 | 168 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 84 | 1.2 | 2.7 | +84 | 2015 |
| 75 to 79 | 80 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 64 | 0.9 | 2.4 | +16 | 2016 |
| 80 to 84 | 61 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 28 | 0.4 | 1.8 | +33 | 2017 |
| 85 and over | 23 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 28 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -5 | 2018 |
| Total population | 7,356 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,282 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +74 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the five year age groups of Acacia Gardens - Parklea in 2021 compared to Blacktown shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) as well as a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 18.3% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 7.4% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 19.3% and 12.7% respectively for Blacktown.
The major differences between the age structure of Acacia Gardens - Parklea and Blacktown were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 40 to 44 (9.4% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 45 to 49 (8.0% compared to 5.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 0 to 4 (5.4% compared to 7.1%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (7.8% compared to 9.4%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Acacia Gardens - Parklea's population increased by 74 people (1.0%). This represents an average annual population change of 0.2% per year over the period.
The largest changes in age structure in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 0 to 4 (-90 persons)
- 60 to 64 (+89 persons)
- 70 to 74 (+84 persons)
- 5 to 9 (-80 persons)