3,305 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 4,724
- 2016: 3,059
- 2021: 3,305
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.
Some of the oldest residents in the country live in Remote Australia, where the typical person is 55. This aging trend is a major part of the local story, as the population has shrank by 30% since 2011 to 3,305 people.
3,305
▼ -30.0%
- 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 71% of areas.
| Remote Australia | 3,305 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 5 years since 2011.
55 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 98% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 30.7% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at 14.6%.
30.7% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.6% of the population, which is much lower than in most similar areas. Most residents are married (51.7%), while those in de facto relationships are among the lowest at 9.8%.
1.6% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 87% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 95% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Remote Australia, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 26%.
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/RA23/remote-australia/topic/demographics-identity