67
Table 6.2: Time Series Analysis of Median Ages
1
2001 Census
2006 Census
2011 Census
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
38
38
37
City of Charles Sturt
39
41
41
City of West Torrens
38
38
38
Greater Adelaide
37
38
38
Data Source:
ABS Time Series Profile for the Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Charles Sturt and West Torrens
1
Based upon ‘place of enumeration’ - the place at which the person was counted on Census Night.
Data for Western Adelaide is unavailable as this is not a standard census geographic region.
6.1.3. Age Structure
The following charts (
Figures 6.1 to 6.6
) summarise changes to the age structure of the population of the
Study Area and the member Councils, and Greater Adelaide for reference, between 2001 and 2011.
Supporting data tables are found in Section 1.1 of
Appendix C
)
6.1.3.1. Population aged 0-4 years
The Study Area has proportionally fewer young children than across Greater Adelaide. This is particularly
true of West Torrens and Charles Sturt, where the age group accounts for 5.5% of the overall population,
compared with 6.0% for Greater Adelaide and 6.2% for Port Adelaide Enfield. Between the 2001 and
2006 Census, West Torrens has experienced the highest amount of growth in the age group.
Figure 6.1: Time Series Analysis of Population aged 0-4 years
1 2
Data Source:
ABS Time Series Profile for the Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Charles Sturt, West Torrens and Greater Adelaide
1 Based upon ‘place of enumeration’ - the place at which the person was counted on Census Night.
2 Defined using the State Government Western Adelaide Region boundary (i.e. the population of Port Adelaide Enfield (west), Charles Sturt and West
Torrens)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Port Adelaide
Enfield
Charles Sturt
West Torrens Western Adelaide Greater Adelaide
Percentage of Population
2001 Census
2006 Census
2011 Census
