Analysis of the five year age groups of Croydon (S) in 2021 compared to Mareeba (S) 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 8.6% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 16.8% and 20.7% respectively for Mareeba (S).
The major differences between the age structure of Croydon (S) and Mareeba (S) were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (12.1% compared to 6.3%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 5 to 9 (8.6% compared to 5.6%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 45 to 49 (9.4% compared to 6.6%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (1.6% compared to 5.1%)