Analysis of the five year age groups of Cassowary Coast (R) in 2021 compared to Tablelands (R) 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, 17.5% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 22.9% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 16.9% and 26.4% respectively for Tablelands (R).
The major differences between the age structure of Cassowary Coast (R) and Tablelands (R) were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 0 to 4 (5.3% compared to 4.1%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (5.6% compared to 4.5%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (5.4% compared to 4.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (6.1% compared to 7.5%)