54,115 ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 49,665
- 2016: 50,671
- 2021: 54,115
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clarence Valley · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Clarence Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Clarence Valley, where the typical person is 49. This aging trend is a standout feature of the region, with the population growing by 9% to reach 54,115 people since 2011.
54,115
▲ +9.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Clarence Valley — higher than 75% of areas.
| Clarence Valley | 54,115 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 3 years since 2011, and the total population has grown by about 4,450 people over that decade.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 make up 27.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is reflected in the children's population, which fell to 16% and is now a little below the state and national rates.
27.4% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Clarence Valley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 8.1% is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, de facto relationships have become more common, rising to 12.7%, which is a little above the national average.
8.1% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clarence Valley, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Clarence Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11730/clarence-valley/topic/demographics-identity