Analysis of the five year age groups of Cassowary Coast (R) in 2021 compared to Cook (S) shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) as well as a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 16.7% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 25.5% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 13.6% and 21.4% respectively for Cook (S).
The major differences between the age structure of Cassowary Coast (R) and Cook (S) were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (2.4% compared to 0.3%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (2.8% compared to 1.1%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 60 to 64 (8.9% compared to 10.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (5.3% compared to 6.9%)