The Hills Shire

Who is in our regional labour force? - Age structure

Derived from the Census question, 'What is the person's date of birth (or age last birthday)?'

The Age Structure of the regional labour force is indicative of the skill-levels and experience that The Hills Shire's businesses can draw upon. For example, a younger labour force, while less experienced, is typically more mobile and has higher level skills in use of new technologies.

For a more complete demographic analysis of The Hills Shire regional labour force and what it may mean to the local economy, Age Structure should be analysed in conjunction with Occupations, Qualifications, Hours Worked and Incomes.

Age structure by gender of the The Hills Labour Region, 20062006
GenderAge groupnumber% of totalSydney SD %
Persons15-24 years73,46817.416.6
Persons25-34 years93,34122.123.9
Persons35-44 years101,55824.124.0
Persons45-54 years92,82422.021.3
Persons55-64 years52,37812.411.9
Persons65-74 years7,3071.71.9
Persons75-84 years8300.20.3
Persons85 years and over1980.00.1
PersonsTotal421,904100.0100.0

This data describes the age (by sex) of people in the regional labour force. Includes people in the labour force who usually reside in the labour force region regardless of where they work (if working).

Data source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006.

Please refer to the data notes for more information.

Age structure of the The Hills Shire regional labour force and Sydney SD 2006 15-24 years,
 Sydney SD: 16.6% 25-34 years,
 Sydney SD: 23.9% 35-44 years,
 Sydney SD: 24.0% 45-54 years,
 Sydney SD: 21.3% 55-64 years,
 Sydney SD: 11.9% 65-74 years,
 Sydney SD: 1.9% 75-84 years,
 Sydney SD: 0.3% 85 years and over,
 Sydney SD: 0.1% 15-24 years,
 The Hills Shire regional labour force: 17.4% 25-34 years,
 The Hills Shire regional labour force: 22.1% 35-44 years,
 The Hills Shire regional labour force: 24.1% 45-54 years,
 The Hills Shire regional labour force: 22.0% 55-64 years,
 The Hills Shire regional labour force: 12.4% 65-74 years,
 The Hills Shire regional labour force: 1.7% 75-84 years,
 The Hills Shire regional labour force: 0.2% 85 years and over,
 The Hills Shire regional labour force: 0.0%
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