The presented diagrams illustrate data regarding the number and percentage of children and young people in the Australian population between 1958 and now and projections until 2038.
As a genetal trend, it can be clearly seen from the graph that the per cent aged 0-14 years experienced upward trend throughout the given year, in comparison with the number aged 15-24 years whose rate decreased over time. Furthermore, the percentage aged 0-14 years hit its peak in 1958.
Looking at the graph in more detail, aged 0-14 years had around 30 per cent in 1958, which was followed by reduced to 25 per cent by 1976 and there was a gradual decline to 20 per cent in 2002. In addition, per cent aged 0-14 years remained stable with approximately 20 per cent from 2006 to 2022. It is predicted that the per cent 0-14 years will depict to remain an unchanged between 2026 and 2038. Moreover, the rate of 15-24 years accounted for 15 per cent in 1958 and this amount demonstrated nearly 20 per cent in 1976. From 2016 to 2022, there was a minimal descend to 10 per cent. It is forecasted that these percentage will represent near or less 13 per cent from 2026 until 2038.
Coming to the indexes of the number aged 0-14 years and aged 15-24 years, in the initial years, the amount of age 0-14 years described 3 million, which was followed by increased to 4 million by 1979. Additionally, these trends stayed at the same level with around 4 million from 1979 to 2022. It is estimated that they likely to increase to just around 4,5 million in 2026 and in 2038, these per cent predicted to ascend to exactly 5 million. What’s more, the number aged 15-24 years expressed 1 million in the first years and then, there was a minimal growth to 2 million. It is anticipated that these numbers set to soar 3 million.