Analysis of the need for assistance of people in the Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils compared to Mareeba (S) shows that there was a similar proportion of people who reported needing assistance with core activities.
Overall, 5.7% of the population reported needing assistance with core activities, compared with 5.6% for Mareeba (S).
The major differences in the age groups reporting a need for assistance in FNQROC region and Mareeba (S) were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (27.3% compared to 25.7%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (11.0% compared to 9.5%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (7.9% compared to 6.6%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (16.2% compared to 15.1%)