As so many have said on this thread already, you are never too old to start flying, although, in my case I started straight out of school.
The type of job you might obtain will indeed depend on the supply & demand situation pertaining at the time . . . . and a huge element of Lady Luck. When I was 34 and working abroad, I decided it was time to come home and "settle down" and updated my CV with several companies. One of them replied that their maximum recruitment age was 28, but that they would keep me on file. Several months later, aged 35, I got the call and have been with them for over 15 years now!
One of the guys on my company induction course was 44. I hope you find this encouraging, ATPLstylee, and others of similar mind. Just go out and do it.