26,219 ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 51% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 29,320
- 2016: 29,298
- 2021: 26,219
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Demographics & Identity in Remote Australia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Remote Australia than in the rest of the country, at 16.5%. This region's population has shrank by 11% since 2011, and the typical resident is now 41 years old.
26,219
▼ -10.6%
- 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 Remote Australia — lower than 51% of areas.
| Remote Australia | 26,219 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population fell by about 3,101 people since 2011 to reach 26,219. Residents here are noticeably older than the Australian figure, and the typical age has risen by two years since 2011.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Older than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Seniors aged 65 and over also represent a higher share than usual at 18.9%, a figure that rose 3.4 points since 2011.
18.9% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 66% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 85% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is far above the national figure, with 16.5% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Additionally, de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, accounting for 13.9% of the population.
16.5% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 76% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Remote Australia, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA13/remote-australia/topic/demographics-identity