43,592 ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 55% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 44,212
- 2016: 43,300
- 2021: 43,592
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 typical resident in Remote Australia is now 44, making the area noticeably older than it was in 2011. This shift is driven by a growing number of seniors, who now make up 22% of the population. While the total population has shrank by about 620 people, the area remains a diverse mix of age groups.
43,592
▼ -1.4%
- 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 — higher than 55% of areas.
| Remote Australia | 43,592 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Remote Australia stands at 43,592, which is larger than about 55% of similar areas. However, the total count shrank by 1.4% since 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 22% and rising 6.1 points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 18.2% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
22.0% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 80% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 59% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are a little more common here than across Australia, at 14.1%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.8% ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 66% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 61% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 49%, followed by Never married (32%) 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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA43/remote-australia/topic/demographics-identity