Analysis of the female five year age groups of FNQROC region in 2021 compared to Douglas (S) shows that there was a higher proportion of females in the younger age groups (under 15) and a lower proportion of females in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 17.8% of the female population was aged between 0 and 15, and 18.3% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 15.2% and 19.5% respectively for Douglas (S).
The major differences between the female age structure of FNQROC region and Douglas (S) were:
- A larger percentage of females aged 15 to 19 (5.7% compared to 4.2%)
- A larger percentage of females aged 10 to 14 (6.6% compared to 5.2%)
- A smaller percentage of females aged 55 to 59 (7.0% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of females aged 65 to 69 (5.9% compared to 7.0%)