231,450 ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 203,641
- 2016: 217,037
- 2021: 231,450
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.
Five years older than the national average, Inner Regional Australia has a population that is noticeably ageing. The area has grown by 14% since 2011, now home to 231,450 people who generally lean towards older age groups compared to other similar regions.
231,450
▲ +13.7%
- 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 72% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | 231,450 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is now 43, which is higher than most areas and 4 years older than it was in 2011. The total population has grown to 231,450, making it larger than about 75% of peer areas.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Older than 68% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 19.8% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and has risen by 6.3 points since 2011. While 18.6% are children under 15, this proportion has fallen by 2.4 points over the last decade.
19.8% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Nearly half of the population is married, while 13.1% are in de facto relationships, slightly above the Australian average.
3.2% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 70% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 52% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA51/inner-regional-australia/topic/demographics-identity