Between 2016 and 2026, the age structure forecasts for the Moreland City Council indicate a 28.9% increase in population under working age, a 14.9% increase in population of retirement age, and a 24.9% increase in population of working age.
The forecast age groups of the Moreland City Council is a function of the current age of the population (people aging each year, being born and dying) as well as the age of people migrating into and out of the area. This in turn is driven by location (fringe, city centre, regional or rural) the existing housing stock (separate dwellings, medium or high density), the amount and type of new residential development (same as existing stock, or diversifying) and where the area is in a cycle of change. We call this the area’s residential role and function. You can learn more about this in the section household and suburb life cycles.
In 2016, the dominant age structure for persons in the Moreland City Council was ages 25 to 29 , which accounted for 11.5% of the total persons.
The largest increase in persons between 2016 and 2026 is forecast to be in ages 35 to 39 , which is expected to increase by 5,138 and account for 9.3% of the total persons.
The largest 5 year age group in 2026 is 30 to 34 years, with a total of 22,925 persons.