Analysis of the five year age groups of Etheridge (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, 17.2% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 23.0% 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 Etheridge (S) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (8.0% compared to 6.0%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 55 to 59 (8.8% compared to 7.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 40 to 44 (3.2% compared to 6.2%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 10 to 14 (3.9% compared to 6.8%)