Analysis of the five year age groups of FNQROC region in 2021 compared to Douglas (S) shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 18.3% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 18.4% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 15.0% and 20.9% respectively for Douglas (S).
The major differences between the age structure of FNQROC region and Douglas (S) were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 15 to 19 (5.9% compared to 4.4%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 10 to 14 (6.8% compared to 5.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (6.0% compared to 7.5%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 55 to 59 (7.0% compared to 8.4%)