25,422,788 ▲ +18.2%
- 2011: 21,507,719
- 2016: 23,401,892
- 2021: 25,422,788
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Australia · Australia
Demographics & Identity in Australia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 25 million people call Australia home, where the population is gradually getting older. The typical resident is now 38 years old, reflecting a national trend toward an aging society.
25,422,788
▲ +18.2%
- 25,422,788–27,601,804: 1 area
- 27,601,804–29,967,585: 0 areas
- 29,967,585–32,536,140: 0 areas
- 32,536,140–35,324,849: 0 areas
- 35,324,849–38,352,582: 0 areas
- 38,352,582–41,639,824: 0 areas
- 41,639,824–45,208,820: 0 areas
- 45,208,820–49,083,719: 0 areas
- 49,083,719–53,290,740: 0 areas
- 53,290,740–57,858,348: 0 areas
- 57,858,348–62,817,452: 0 areas
- 62,817,452–68,201,606: 0 areas
- 68,201,606–74,047,243: 0 areas
- 74,047,243–80,393,915: 0 areas
- 80,393,915–87,284,567: 0 areas
- 87,284,567–94,765,825: 0 areas
- 94,765,825–102,888,310: 0 areas
- 102,888,310–111,706,982: 0 areas
- 111,706,982–121,281,513: 0 areas
- 121,281,513–131,676,687: 0 areas
- 131,676,687–142,962,843: 0 areas
- 142,962,843–155,216,348: 0 areas
- 155,216,348–168,520,115: 0 areas
- 168,520,115–182,964,163: 0 areas
- 182,964,163–198,646,226: 0 areas
- 198,646,226–215,672,417: 0 areas
- 215,672,417–234,157,941: 0 areas
- 234,157,941–254,227,880: 0 areas
All australia areas, 2021. The marker is Australia.
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by 18% since 2011, adding about 3.9 million people to reach a total of 25,422,788.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over now make up 17.2% of the population, which is 3.2 percentage points higher than in 2011. Meanwhile, the share of children under 15 fell by 1.0 percentage point to 18.2%.
17.2% ▲ +23.0%
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -5.3%
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Australia splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half the population is married, though de facto relationships rose to 11.5% since 2011. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 3.2% of the population, a figure that has barely changed.
3.2% ▲ +25.4%
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +21.5%
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Australia, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/aus/AUS/australia/topic/demographics-identity