Population

Five year age groups

About this topic

Five year age groups show the population in standard five-year cohorts from early childhood through older age. Because each band covers the same span of years, the topic gives a clear and comparable view of an area's age structure.

This topic is useful for identifying growth or decline in specific cohorts and for comparing age patterns across places and over time. For service planning, it is often read together with service age groups, household types, and dwelling types.

Interpretation notes

  • Age is reported as at Census night, so the counts are a snapshot of the resident age structure at that point in time.
  • Because each band covers the same five-year span, this topic is best for exact cohort comparison rather than service-planning life stages.

Key insight

In 2021, 25 to 29 year olds was the largest age group among residents in Manoora (Qld), accounting for 8.1% (502 people). This share was higher than Cairns (R) (6.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75 to 79 year olds, which increased by 77 people and 1.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Age structure - Five year age groups

Manoora (Qld) - Total persons (Usual residence)

This table summarises five year age groups for Manoora (Qld) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.

Age structure - Five year age groups snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Manoora (Qld), with comparison markers for Cairns (R).

Manoora (Qld)
Cairns (R)

0 to 4

2021 count

417

% of total

6.8%

Change from 2016

-1.3pp

5 to 9

2021 count

414

% of total

6.7%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

10 to 14

2021 count

414

% of total

6.7%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

15 to 19

2021 count

342

% of total

5.5%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

20 to 24

2021 count

456

% of total

7.4%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

25 to 29

2021 count

502

% of total

8.1%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

30 to 34

2021 count

408

% of total

6.6%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

35 to 39

2021 count

417

% of total

6.8%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

40 to 44

2021 count

393

% of total

6.4%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

45 to 49

2021 count

384

% of total

6.2%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

50 to 54

2021 count

361

% of total

5.8%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

55 to 59

2021 count

379

% of total

6.1%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

60 to 64

2021 count

346

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

65 to 69

2021 count

303

% of total

4.9%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

70 to 74

2021 count

243

% of total

3.9%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

75 to 79

2021 count

182

% of total

2.9%

Change from 2016

+1.2pp

80 to 84

2021 count

99

% of total

1.6%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

85 and over

2021 count

86

% of total

1.4%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Data table

Five year age groups for Manoora (Qld). Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).

Five year age groups for Manoora (Qld). Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
Five year age groups for Manoora (Qld). Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Cairns (R)%Count%Cairns (R)%Countpp
0 to 44176.8%5.5%4878.1%6.5%-70-1.3pp
5 to 94146.7%6.5%4727.8%7.1%-58-1.1pp
10 to 144146.7%7.0%3555.9%6.8%+59+0.8pp
15 to 193425.5%6.2%3846.4%6.3%-42-0.9pp
20 to 244567.4%5.5%4166.9%5.8%+40+0.5pp
25 to 295028.1%6.4%4828.0%6.6%+20+0.1pp
30 to 344086.6%6.8%4417.3%7.0%-33-0.7pp
35 to 394176.8%6.8%4537.5%7.0%-36-0.7pp
40 to 443936.4%6.9%4136.9%7.5%-20-0.5pp
45 to 493846.2%7.2%3926.5%7.5%-8-0.3pp
50 to 543615.8%7.0%3796.3%7.1%-18-0.5pp
55 to 593796.1%6.6%3776.3%6.5%+2-0.2pp
60 to 643465.6%6.0%3165.2%5.6%+30+0.4pp
65 to 693034.9%5.2%2524.2%4.8%+51+0.7pp
70 to 742433.9%4.4%2043.4%3.2%+39+0.5pp
75 to 791822.9%2.8%1051.7%2.1%+77+1.2pp
80 to 84991.6%1.6%681.1%1.3%+31+0.5pp
85 and over861.4%1.5%300.5%1.3%+56+0.9pp
Total6,175100.0%100.0%6,027100.0%100.0%+1480.0pp