Analysis of the need for assistance of females in the Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils compared to Cook (S) shows that there was a higher proportion of females who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 5.6% of the female population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 3.7% for Cook (S).
The major differences in the female age groups reporting a need for assistance in FNQROC region and Cook (S) were:
- A larger percentage of females aged 85 and over (53.0% compared to 41.7%)
- A larger percentage of females aged 80 to 84 (30.0% compared to 20.8%)
- A larger percentage of females aged 5 to 9 (2.3% compared to 0.0%)
- A smaller percentage of females aged 70 to 74 (11.0% compared to 13.5%)