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Estimated resident population, ACT, by age and sex, 0–24 years, 30 June 2014 and 2016.

Source: ABS 2016, Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, ‘Population Estimates by Age and Sex, Regions of Australian Capital Territory (AGS 2016)’, ‘Table 4. Estimated Resident Population by Age, Australian Capital Territory, Males — 30 June 2016’ and ‘Table 5. Estimated Resident Population by Age, Australian Capital Territory, Females — 30 June 2016’, time series spreadsheet, cat. no. 3235.0, viewed 1 June 2016.

Number and proportion (%) of estimated district population, by age group in the ACT,
June 2016.

Source: ABS 2016, Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, ‘Population Estimates by Age and Sex, Regions of Australian Capital Territory (AGS 2016)’, ‘Table 6. Estimated Resident Population by Age, Australian Capital Territory, Persons — 30 June 2016’, time series spreadsheet, cat. no. 3235.0, viewed 1 June 2016.

This spread sheet shows ABS geographic standards from 2006 across Australia and the % of the 15-64 year old population within each Socio-Economic Indexes for Individuals (SEIFI) IRSD group. The data used to create this information was the same as used in the research paper “Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas: Getting a handle on individual diversity within areas” by Phillip Wise and Rosalynn Mathews. It is advised that this paper is read to further develop an understanding of the concepts and caveats associated with the analytical output contained in the spreadsheet.
Group 1 – Approx. most disadvantage 20% of the 15-64 year old population
Group 2 – Approx. second most disadvantaged 20% of the 15- 64 population
Group 3 – Approx. second least disadvantaged 30% of the 15-64 year old population
Group 4 – Approx. least disadvantaged 30% of the 15-64 year old population