Analysis of the five year age groups of Mareeba (S) in 2021 compared to FNQROC region 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, 16.8% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 20.7% 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 Mareeba (S) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (4.4% compared to 3.5%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 5 to 9 (5.6% compared to 6.2%)