Analysis of the five year age groups of Hinchinbrook (S) in 2021 compared to Mareeba (S) 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, 15.0% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 29.2% 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 Hinchinbrook (S) and Mareeba (S) were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (7.3% compared to 5.1%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (4.2% compared to 2.1%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (4.3% compared to 6.3%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (4.4% compared to 6.2%)