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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idThe age structure of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Cairns Regional Council provides insights into the demand for age-based services. Typically Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations around Australia have a younger age structure than the total population, but age structures vary greatly between areas.
Service age groups combine age groups which are likely to be at a similar life stage and consume similar services from Local Government. For instance this view of population combines primary, secondary and tertiary education age population into discrete groups, which can’t be seen in the uniform 5-year age group categories.
To get a more complete picture, Cairns Regional Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Highest Level of Schooling information.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth (or age last birthday)?'
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| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Cairns Regional Council | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Service age group (years) | Number | % | Regional QLD % | Number | % | Regional QLD % | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 1,689 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 1,624 | 11.5 | 11.8 | +65 |
| 5 to 11 | 2,550 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 2,486 | 17.6 | 17.3 | +64 |
| 12 to 17 | 2,282 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 1,904 | 13.5 | 13.4 | +378 |
| 18 to 24 | 1,884 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 1,611 | 11.4 | 12.1 | +273 |
| 25 to 34 | 2,131 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 1,832 | 13.0 | 12.9 | +299 |
| 35 to 49 | 2,730 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 2,419 | 17.2 | 16.5 | +311 |
| 50 to 59 | 1,439 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 1,189 | 8.4 | 8.6 | +250 |
| 60 to 64 | 514 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 401 | 2.8 | 2.9 | +113 |
| 65 and over | 938 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 626 | 4.4 | 4.6 | +312 |
| Total people | 16,157 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 14,092 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,065 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service age groups in Cairns Regional Council in 2021 compared to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Regional QLD shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a similar proportion of people in the older age group (65+ years).
Overall, 40.4% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Cairns Regional Council was aged between 0 and 17, and 5.8% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 40.3% and 5.8% respectively for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Regional QLD.
The major difference between the age groups of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Cairns and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Regional QLD is:
- A larger percentage of people aged 35 to 49 years (16.9% compared to 15.8%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Cairns Regional Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population increased by 2,065 people (14.7%). This represents an average annual population change of 2.77% per year over the period.
The largest changes in age groups of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 12 to 17 (+378 people)
- 65 and over (+312 people)
- 35 to 49 (+311 people)
- 25 to 34 (+299 people)
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