1,214,965 ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 87% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 1,054,496
- 2016: 1,115,946
- 2021: 1,214,965
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Demographics & Identity in Inner Regional Australia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Inner Regional Australia are married, reflecting a mature community with a population of 1,214,965. The area is noticeably older than the national average, with the typical resident now aged 43. This shift is driven by a growing number of seniors and a total population that has increased by 15% since 2011.
1,214,965
▲ +15.2%
- 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 Inner Regional Australia — higher than 87% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | 1,214,965 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 160,469 people since 2011, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas. This growth has happened alongside an ageing trend, with the typical age rising from 41 to 43 years.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Older than 68% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. While the share of children has fallen slightly since 2011, the proportion of older adults has risen by 5.5 percentage points.
22.2% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 80% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 54% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population, which is much lower than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, the share of people in de facto relationships has risen to 12.7%, which is a little above the national figure.
1.9% ▲ +47.9%
Lower than 85% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA21/inner-regional-australia/topic/demographics-identity