Analysis of the need for assistance of people in the Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils compared to FNQROC region shows that there was a lower proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 4.3% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 5.7% for FNQROC region.
The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in Etheridge (S) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (35.0% compared to 27.3%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 60 to 64 (12.2% compared to 6.5%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 85 and over (0.0% compared to 48.3%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (8.8% compared to 16.2%)