Point Cook West Precinct Structure Plan - Growth Areas Authority

2.4 Demographics projections
POINT COOK WEST PRECINCT STRUCTURE PLAN
The future population of the the precinct is estimated by multiplying the expected number of houses by the
expected average number of persons per house.
An average of 2.8 persons for conventional density housing and medium density housing is used to estimate
the future population of the PSP area. Using these figures, population of the PSP area is estimated at 5600.
In the longer term, this household size is forecast to gradually decline toward the current metropolitan
average of about 2.5 persons.
Based on the demographic profile for the existing Point Cook community the PSP plans for the following
characteristics compared to the Melbourne Statistical Division
• A higher percentage of children aged 0-17 years.
• A much lower percentage of mature adults aged 65 to 84 years and senior citizens (85+ years).
• A slightly higher percentage of people employed full time, and slightly lower percentage of people
unemployed.
• A higher percentage of couples with children.
These characteristics are generally typical of a growth area community in its establishment phase and
reflect the characteristics of the existing Point Cook community.
The proportion of residents at or reaching retirement age by 2031 is projected to increase significantly, in
line with the projected metropolitan average.
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