184,237 ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 70% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 176,139
- 2016: 183,178
- 2021: 184,237
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Demographics & Identity in Outer Regional Australia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of adults in Outer Regional Australia are married, reflecting a population that is noticeably older than the national figure. The typical resident is now 43, which is five years older than the Australian average. This shift is seen in a growing number of seniors and a total population that has risen by about 8,000 people since 2011.
184,237
▲ +4.6%
- 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 Outer Regional Australia — higher than 70% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | 184,237 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 184,237, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. This represents a 4.6% increase since 2011, coinciding with a trend toward an older population.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Older than 68% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 38 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 20.2% of the area, a figure well above the national average. While children under 15 make up 18.6% of the population, this proportion has fallen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
20.2% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 73% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Outer 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 5.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.2% of the population, a rate higher than most similar areas.
5.9% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 53% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 62% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Outer 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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA52/outer-regional-australia/topic/demographics-identity