Ever wonder why your baby's brand of formula might be running out at the supermarket? Or why day-care always seems to be booked out in the exact age group you're looking at? Well you're probably the parent of Orange's most highly populated age group, zero to four-years-old According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2018 there were 1655 male babies living in the Orange Local Government Area and 1565 females in the same age bracket. Read also: Spring is here: Flowers set to bloom in 2019 daffodil show As far as the gender divide in the Orange population as a whole, women came out on top with about 1200 more females registered locally than men. It's a fairly even split, which is pretty common according to the director of the National Centre of Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra Dr Robert Tanton. "There always tend to be a 50/50 gender split in any area, so it isn't surprising that this is the case, in a lot of the regional towns in western NSW," he said. See how the genders and ages compare. Story continues after graph. Read also: Two more stores confirmed for former Myer complex as vacant spots fill up Dr Tanton also pointed out in the towns where there is a higher proportion of babies, there is normally a higher proportion of people aged 25 to 40, as there is in Orange. "[This is] the age where most couples start having a family," he said. "There also tend to be places where there is more work with a growth in employment in areas of health and aged care services in many regional areas over the last 10 years." Read also: Large 25-metre gum tree is set to be cut down amid fears of falling limbs Orange has a different breakdown to its eastern counterpart. The most popular demographic in Bathurst was males aged between 20 and 24, followed by females aged 20 to 24. There were roughly 300 more males than females in 2018. Orange's western counterpart, Dubbo, has a similar demographic break down to Orange. In Dubbo the most populated demographic is baby boys aged between zero and four and the most popular age group for women is 25 to 29. In Dubbo there are about 500 more females than males. Do you have something to say? Send a letter to the editor by filing out the form below.
What's the largest demographic in Orange? Photo: SHUTTERSTOCK.
Ever wonder why your baby's brand of formula might be running out at the supermarket? Or why day-care always seems to be booked out in the exact age group you're looking at?
Well you're probably the parent of Orange's most highly populated age group, zero to four-years-old
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2018 there were 1655 male babies living in the Orange Local Government Area and 1565 females in the same age bracket.
As far as the gender divide in the Orange population as a whole, women came out on top with about 1200 more females registered locally than men.
It's a fairly even split, which is pretty common according to the director of the National Centre of Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra Dr Robert Tanton.
"There always tend to be a 50/50 gender split in any area, so it isn't surprising that this is the case, in a lot of the regional towns in western NSW," he said.
See how the genders and ages compare. Story continues after graph.
Dr Tanton also pointed out in the towns where there is a higher proportion of babies, there is normally a higher proportion of people aged 25 to 40, as there is in Orange.
"[This is] the age where most couples start having a family," he said.
"There also tend to be places where there is more work with a growth in employment in areas of health and aged care services in many regional areas over the last 10 years."
Orange has a different breakdown to its eastern counterpart.
The most popular demographic in Bathurst was males aged between 20 and 24, followed by females aged 20 to 24. There were roughly 300 more males than females in 2018.
Orange's western counterpart, Dubbo, has a similar demographic break down to Orange. In Dubbo the most populated demographic is baby boys aged between zero and four and the most popular age group for women is 25 to 29.
In Dubbo there are about 500 more females than males.
Do you have something to say? Send a letter to the editor by filing out the form below.
