377,693 ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 75% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 428,599
- 2016: 434,034
- 2021: 377,693
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Demographics & Identity in Outer Regional Australia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Outer Regional Australia are married, reflecting a traditional social structure in an area that is noticeably older than the national average. The typical resident is now 45, which is 7 years older than the Australian figure. This aging trend is clear across the region's demographics.
377,693
▼ -11.9%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–28: 1 area
- 28–50: 1 area
- 50–87: 0 areas
- 87–152: 1 area
- 152–265: 1 area
- 265–463: 1 area
- 463–808: 3 areas
- 808–1,412: 1 area
- 1,412–2,466: 0 areas
- 2,466–4,308: 4 areas
- 4,308–7,525: 2 areas
- 7,525–13,147: 4 areas
- 13,147–22,967: 2 areas
- 22,967–40,122: 1 area
- 40,122–70,092: 5 areas
- 70,092–122,448: 2 areas
- 122,448–213,911: 5 areas
- 213,911–373,695: 3 areas
- 373,695–652,831: 2 areas
- 652,831–1,140,471: 2 areas
- 1,140,471–1,992,358: 3 areas
- 1,992,358–3,480,573: 2 areas
- 3,480,573–6,080,428: 2 areas
All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Outer Regional Australia — higher than 75% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | 377,693 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 377,693 people in 2021, though this is a 12% shrink since 2011. The area is larger than about 81% of similar regions, but it has lost roughly 50,906 people over the last decade.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 76% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. While children under 15 account for 18%—about the same as the rest of Australia—the proportion of older people has risen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
23.4% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 85% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 56% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Outer Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.0% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. This proportion has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
9.0% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 63% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) 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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA12/outer-regional-australia/topic/demographics-identity