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Resident workers - Age structure
In Willoughby City, there are more younger workers (15 to 44 years) than older workers (45 year and over) in the resident workers .
The Age Structure of the Willoughby City's resident workers is indicative of the residential role and function of the local area. This includes factors such as when the area was settled; what types of households live there; the level of access the area has to employment, services and facilities; the local dwelling stock characteristics (including cost of housing); local amenity and a range of other factors that attract people to an area.
The age structure of Willoughby City's resident workers is indicative of the skill-levels and experience that local businesses can draw upon. For example, younger resident workers, while less experienced, are typically more mobile and have higher level skills in use of new technologies.
For a complete local resident workers analysis for Willoughby City, Age Structure should be analysed in conjunction with Qualifications, Occupations, Hours worked and Income.
Resident workers age structure
Willoughby City - All industries
Ten year age groups (years)
New South Wales%
15 to 24 years 3,818 10.5 14.0 3,568 10.6 14.5 +250 31001
55 to 64 years 4,654 12.8 15.0 4,609 13.7 14.4 +45 31005
65 years and over 1,729 4.8 4.3 1,267 3.8 3.4 +462 31006
Total persons 36,313 100.0 100.0 33,666 100.0 100.0 +2,647
Resident workers age structure, 2016
Change in resident workers age structure, 2011 to 2016
Analysis of the resident workers age structure of Willoughby City in 2016 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (15 to 44 years) as well as a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (45 years and over).
Overall, 61.3% of the resident workers was aged under 45 years, compared to 59.4% for New South Wales. 38.7% were aged 45 years and over, compared to 40.6% for New South Wales.
The major differences between the resident workers age structure of Willoughby City and New South Wales were:
A larger percentage of resident workers aged 35 to 44 years (26.6% compared to 22.3%)
A smaller percentage of resident workers aged 15 to 24 years (10.5% compared to 14.0%)
From 2011 to 2016, Willoughby City's resident workers population increased by 2,647 people (7.9%). This represents an average annual change of 1.53% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the resident workers age structure in Willoughby City between 2011 and 2016 were in the age groups:
35 to 44 years (+945 people)
65 years and over (+462 people)
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