Analysis of the five year age groups of Cairns (R) in 2021 compared to FNQROC region 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, 19.1% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 15.5% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 18.3% and 18.4% respectively for FNQROC region.
The major differences between the age structure of Cairns (R) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 40 to 44 (6.9% compared to 6.2%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (5.2% compared to 6.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 60 to 64 (6.0% compared to 6.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (4.4% compared to 5.1%)