3235.1.55.001 - Population by Age and Sex, New South Wales -- Electronic Delivery, Jun 2005  
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AGE AND SEX DISTRIBUTION – NEW SOUTH WALES

At 30 June 2005, the estimated resident population of NSW was 6.77 million people. This comprised 3.37 million males, an increase of 26,500 since 30 June 2004 and 3.40 million females, an increase of 27,000 since 30 June 2004. The sex ratio of the NSW population was 99.0 males per 100 females.


DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY, NSW, By Statistical Divisions and Sub-Divisions—Population at 30 June 2005

ERP 2005p
Sex
Ratio (a)
Median Age
Statistical Division/Sub-Division
Male
Female
Persons
Male
Female
Persons
Sydney
Inner Sydney
160,964
150,733
311,697
106.8
34.9
34.1
34.5
Eastern Suburbs
117,646
122,746
240,392
95.8
35.2
36.3
35.7
St George-Sutherland
218,457
223,773
442,230
97.6
36.3
38.2
37.2
Canterbury-Bankstown
155,448
155,678
311,126
99.9
35.2
36.5
35.9
Fairfield-Liverpool
180,145
177,837
357,982
101.3
33.2
33.8
33.5
Outer South Western Sydney
121,138
121,908
243,046
99.4
31.7
33.2
32.5
Inner Western Sydney
83,937
86,124
170,061
97.5
36.2
38.2
37.2
Central Western Sydney
155,577
152,433
308,010
102.1
34.1
35.1
34.6
Outer Western Sydney
158,303
159,987
318,290
98.9
33.2
34.8
34.1
Blacktown
141,654
141,804
283,458
99.9
31.7
32.7
32.2
Lower Northern Sydney
145,285
153,785
299,070
94.5
35.7
37.8
36.7
Central Northern Sydney
209,683
217,286
426,969
96.5
36.6
38.7
37.7
Northern Beaches
116,738
119,128
235,866
98.0
37.1
39.0
38.0
Gosford-Wyong
149,075
157,622
306,697
94.6
38.3
41.0
39.7
Total Sydney
2,114,050
2,140,844
4,254,894
98.7
34.9
36.3
35.6
Hunter
303,107
307,419
610,526
98.6
37.6
39.6
38.6
Illawarra
206,211
207,957
414,168
99.2
37.8
39.9
38.9
Richmond-Tweed
111,419
114,467
225,886
97.3
40.9
42.4
41.7
Mid-North Coast
145,544
149,600
295,144
97.3
42.3
43.5
42.9
Northern
89,312
89,791
179,103
99.5
37.3
39.1
38.2
North Western
59,996
58,889
118,885
101.9
36.9
37.8
37.3
Central West
90,700
89,364
180,064
101.5
37.0
38.8
37.9
South Eastern
101,784
100,973
202,757
100.8
40.5
41.2
40.8
Murrumbidgee
77,654
76,217
153,871
101.9
35.2
36.9
36.0
Murray
58,130
57,393
115,523
101.3
38.3
39.8
39.1
Far West
11,684
11,744
23,428
99.5
40.9
42.4
41.6
New South Wales
3,369,591
3,404,658
6,774,249
99.0
36.1
37.6
36.8
(a) Males per 100 females
p Preliminary
Source: Population by age and sex, New South Wales – 2005 (cat. no. 3235.1.55.001)


In 2005, the proportion of the population in the 20–24, 25–29 and 30–34 year age groups was larger in the Sydney Statistical Division (SD) than for those resident in the balance of the state. Within the Sydney SD males and females aged 25–29 comprised 7.7% and 7.5% of the population respectively, compared with 5.5% and 5.2% for those resident outside of Sydney. In contrast, people over 65 years of age comprised a greater proportion of the population in the balance of NSW than for those resident in the Sydney SD.


POPULATION, SYDNEY SD AND BALANCE OF NSW, By age and sex—30 June 2005
Graph: Age Pyramid, showing proportions in 5 year age groups for Sydney Statistical Division and Balance of NSW.


MEDIAN AGE

The median age of the NSW population at 30 June 2005 was 36.8 years (36.1 years for males and 37.6 years for females). This was an increase of 1.3 years for males and 1.4 years for females since 2000, again indicating the ageing of the population.

The population of the Sydney SD had a median age of 35.6 years. Three of Sydney's 43 LGAs had median ages over 40.0 years. These were Ku-ring-gai (A) (41.0 years), Gosford (C) (40.4 years) and Pittwater (40.1 years). The lowest median ages were in the west and south-west metropolitan LGAs of Campbelltown (C) (31.9 years), Blacktown (C) (32.2 years), Penrith (C) (32.3 years), Liverpool (C) (32.3 years) and Camden (A) (32.5 years).

In the balance of NSW the highest median age was in the Mid-North Coast SD (42.9 years), while the Murrumbidgee SD (36.0 years) had the lowest median age. In contrast to Sydney, half of the LGAs in the balance of NSW had median ages at or over 40.0 years. The highest medians were located in the coastal region LGAs of Great Lakes (A) (49.1 years), Eurobodalla (A) (46.9 years), Gloucester (A) (45.4 years), Nambucca (A) (45.1 years) and Hastings (A) (45.1 years). The lowest median ages outside of Sydney were in the north west LGAs of Bourke (A) (31.4 years) and Brewarrina (A) (31.9 years) followed by the regional centres of Armidale Dumaresq (A) (33.1 years) and Wagga Wagga (C) (33.5 years).

SEX RATIO

For NSW in 2005, there were 99.0 males for every 100 females. The 0–4 year age specific sex ratio was 106.1 males per 100 females. Age specific ratios then declined to 101.8 at 25–29 years before stabilising at around 100.0 until the 60–64 year age group. The ratio declined for people in age groups over 65–69 years towards its lowest level of 47.6 for people aged 85 years and over.

For LGAs in the Sydney SD, the highest sex ratios were in Sydney (C) (116.3 males per 100 females) and Auburn (A) (109.5). The harbour-side LGAs of Woollahra (A) (88.2 males per 100 females) and Mosman (A) (89.6) had the lowest sex ratios. Within the remainder of the state, the LGAs with the highest sex ratios were Walgett (A) (124.8 males per 100 females) and Central Darling (A) (124.2). The LGAs of Armidale Dumaresq (A) (93.6 males per 100 females) and Hastings (A) (93.8) had the lowest ratios in non-metropolitan NSW.


MALES PER 100 FEMALES, SYDNEY SD AND BALANCE OF NSW, By Age—30 June 2005
Graph: Sex ratio by 5 year age groups for Stydney Statistical Division and Balance of NSW



POPULATION AGE GROUPS – NEW SOUTH WALES

With the ongoing ageing of the NSW population, the proportion of children aged 0–14 years (19.5 %) continued to decrease while the proportion of those aged 15–64 years (66.9 %) and older people aged 65 years and over (13.7 %) continued to increase.


PROPORTION IN AGE GROUPS, NSW, By Statistical Divisions—Population at 30 June 2005
Statistical Division
0–14 yrs
15–64 yrs
65 yrs and over
Sydney
19.1
68.7
12.2
Hunter
19.5
64.8
15.6
Illawarra
19.8
64.0
16.2
Richmond-Tweed
19.3
62.9
17.8
Mid-North Coast
19.7
61.2
19.2
Northern
20.9
64.0
15.1
North Western
22.5
63.5
14.0
Central West
20.9
64.3
14.8
South Eastern
19.8
64.4
15.8
Murrumbidgee
21.7
64.3
14.1
Murray
20.4
63.7
15.9
Far West
19.7
62.2
18.1
New South Wales
19.5
66.9
13.7
Source: Population by age and sex, New South Wales – 2005 (cat. no. 3235.1.55.001)


CHILDREN – AGED 0–14 YEARS

At 30 June 2005, there were 1.32 million children aged 0–14 years in NSW, a decrease of 4,700 children during the last 12 months. Children in this age group comprised 19.5% of the state's population. The North Western SD had the highest proportion of children at 22.5% (26,800 children) followed by the Murrumbidgee SD at 21.7% (33,300 children). The Sydney SD had the lowest proportion of children at 19.1% (813,200 children) followed by the Richmond-Tweed SD at 19.3% (43,500 children).

The highest proportions of children in the Sydney SD were located in the west and south-west metropolitan LGAs of Camden (A) (25.4%), Liverpool (24.3%) and Blacktown (C) (23.9%). The lowest proportions were located in the inner city LGAs of Sydney (C) (8.5%), North Sydney (A) (10.0%) and Leichhardt (A) (13.2%). For LGAs in the balance of the state, the highest proportions of children were located in the north western regional centres of Bourke (A) (27.2%), Brewarrina (A) (25.7%), Coonamble (A) (24.6%) and Cobar (24.2%), while the lowest proportions were in Great Lakes (A) on the north coast (16.3%), Newcastle (C) (16.8%) and Bombala (A) in the snowy region (17.0%).


PROPORTION OF POPULATION AGED 0–14 YEARS, NSW by Statistical Divisions—30 June 2005
Graph: Proportion of population aged 0-14 years in NSW Statistical Divisions



WORKING AGE POPULATION – AGED 15–64 YEARS

Over two-thirds of the NSW population (66.9% or 4.53 million people) were of working age (15–64 years) at 30 June 2005, an increase of 39,300 people since June 2004. The Sydney SD at 68.7% (2.92 million people) was the only statistical division in NSW to have a proportion higher than that of the state. The lowest proportions were recorded in the Mid-North Coast SD at 61.2% (180,500 people) and Far West SD at 62.2% (14,600 people).

All but eight of Sydney's 43 LGAs had proportions of working age residents at or above that of the state. Four inner city LGAs – Sydney (C) (82.1%), North Sydney (A) (78.2%), Leichhardt (A) (77.1%) and Marrickville (A) (75.2%) – recorded over three-quarters of their population in this age group. The lowest proportions were in the central coast LGAs of Wyong (A) (61.0%) and Gosford (C) (62.6%).

Only 11 of the 110 non-metropolitan LGAs in NSW had proportions of working age people at or above the state level. The highest proportion was in the Snowy River (A) LGA (69.6%) followed by the regional centres of Queanbeyan (C) (69.4%), Armidale Dumaresq (68.9%) and the coastal LGA of Byron (A) (68.8%). The lowest proportions were in the Great Lakes (A) (57.5%), Wellington (A) (58.5%) Hastings (A) (59.0%) and Gloucester (A) (59.0%) LGAs.


PROPORTION OF POPULATION AGED 15–64 YEARS, NSW by Statistical Divisions—30 June 2005
Graph: Proportion of population aged 15-64 years in NSW Statistical Divisions



OLDER PEOPLE – AGED 65 YEARS AND OVER

In the 12 months to 30 June 2005, the population of older people (aged 65 years and over) increased by 18,800 to around 926,100 people. Older people represent 13.7% of the NSW population. At the SD level, the highest proportions of older people were in the Mid-North Coast SD at 19.2% (56,600 people), Far West SD at 18.1% (4,200 people) and Richmond-Tweed SD at 17.8% (40,300 people). The Sydney SD at 12.2% (519,900 people) was the only SD to have a proportion of older people lower than the state as a whole.

Within the Sydney SD, the central coast LGAs of Wyong (A) (17.9%) and Gosford (C) (17.8%) had the highest proportions of older people followed by the northern metropolitan LGAs of Hunter's Hill (A) (16.5%) and Ku-ring-gai (A) (16.2%). The five LGAs with the lowest proportions were all located in the west and south west parts of the Sydney SD. These were Campbelltown (C) (7.3%), Penrith (C) (7.7%), Liverpool (C) (8.0%), Blacktown (C) (8.1%) and Camden (A) (8.2%).

Reflecting its older age structure, around 68% of the 110 LGAs in the balance of NSW had proportions of older people at or above that of the state. The six highest proportions were in the coastal and hinterland LGAs of Great Lakes (A) (26.3%), Gloucester (A) (22.8%), Hastings (A) (22.7%), Eurobodalla (A) (22.6%), Tweed (A) (22.1%) and Nambucca (A) (21.7%). The lowest proportions were in the regional centres of Queanbeyan (C) (9.3%), Bourke (A) (9.4%) and Brewarrina (9.4%).


PROPORTION OF POPULATION AGED 65 YEARS AND OVER, NSW by Statistical Divisions—30 June 2005
Graph: Proportion of population aged 65 years and over in NSW Statistical Divisions