Analysis of the five year age groups of Hinchinbrook (S) in 2021 compared to Queensland shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 14.5% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 31.4% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 18.6% and 17.4% respectively for Queensland.
The major differences between the age structure of Hinchinbrook (S) and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (9.2% compared to 5.3%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (8.3% compared to 4.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (4.0% compared to 6.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (4.2% compared to 6.8%)