The table below shows information about the population of New Zealand from 2011 to 2012 by age group. Summarize the formation by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows information about the population of New Zealand from 2011 to 2012 by age group. 

Summarize the formation by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The table gives a
comparsion
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comparison
of the
population
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of New Zealand from the
years
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2011 and 2012 showing 4 different age groups which are under 15, 15-39, 40-64 and people over 65
years
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. The proportion of
change
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in
population
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during these two
years
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is
also
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provided
as well as
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the total
population
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during each year.
Overall
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, we see that there has been a rise
of
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total
population
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when comparing 2011 to 2012, leaving the percentage of
change
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to be 0.6. The age group which has the highest percentage of
change
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is the 65 over category
whereas
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not the same case for
under
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the under
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15 and 15-39
group
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groups
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. From a higher
population
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in 2011, there has been a slight fall in numbers in 2012, leaving
a
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0.2
percent
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per cent
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of
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population
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the population
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in both categories. The age group 40-64 has
also
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shown
significant
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rise in numbers when comparing the two
years
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but the
population
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aged 65 and above skyrocketed. From a
population
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of only 573,946 people aged above 65 in 2011 to around 596,903 people. The
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of
change
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also
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increased massively, resting at approximately 4.0
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per cent
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.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also".
Vocabulary: Replace the words population, years, change with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "change" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • population growth
  • age group
  • increase
  • decline
  • elderly population
  • aging population
  • working-age population
  • stable labor force
  • modest increase
  • significant change
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