Notes

How might the underlying composition of the population change?

In terms of the age structure of the population... Manukau currently has a young population but...

• Over the next 50 years projections suggest that, as a proportion of the total population – the working age population remains constant…. While the proportion of the population who are 15 years or younger decreases and

• The proportion of the population who are aged 65 years and over increases

• However, …… that said….. There is growth in all age groups in terms of actual numbers…. Its just that in the future projections suggest that growth in the younger age groups will decline to a level which is outweighed by an ageing population

• This will have implications for Manukau in terms of the types of services that it needs to provide to it’s population