Australian Census Profile for Younger People Aged 15-24, 2016

2016 Australian Census data provides a demographic profile aggregated specifically for younger people aged 15-24. The Australian Bureau of Statistics derived this data using their Census TableBuilder tool. It compares this younger cohort against the remaining population, aged 0-14 and 25 and over.

Use Cases

• Analyze age-specific demographic trends based on aggregated census data.
• Compare population characteristics of younger people (15-24) against other age groups.
• Inform community service planning and resource allocation for youth populations.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 Census.
• Aggregation by specific age cohorts (15-24) facilitates targeted analysis.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the underlying census data is from 2016.

Provenance

Source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2016 Census of Population and Housing.

Collection Method

Derived from the ABS Census TableBuilder online data tool.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 08:04:35.512631; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, aggregated by the City of Melbourne Open Data.