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, 15.0% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 29.2% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 18.7% and 17.0% 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 (8.2% compared to 5.1%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (7.3% compared to 4.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (4.4% compared to 6.9%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (4.3% compared to 6.7%)