Analysis of the female five year age groups of FNQROC region in 2021 compared to Cook (S) shows that there was a lower proportion of females in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of females in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 17.8% of the female population was aged between 0 and 15, and 18.3% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 18.5% and 15.3% respectively for Cook (S).
The major differences between the female age structure of FNQROC region and Cook (S) were:
- A larger percentage of females aged 85 and over (2.1% compared to 0.6%)
- A larger percentage of females aged 80 to 84 (2.1% compared to 0.8%)
- A smaller percentage of females aged 60 to 64 (6.7% compared to 9.5%)
- A smaller percentage of females aged 30 to 34 (6.5% compared to 7.7%)