2,533 ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 75% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 2,338
- 2016: 2,487
- 2021: 2,533
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Demographics & Identity in Very Remote Australia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 51 makes Very Remote Australia far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area has a population of 2,533 people and a growing number of seniors.
2,533
▲ +8.3%
- 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 Very Remote Australia — lower than 75% of areas.
| Very Remote Australia | 2,533 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 195 people since 2011, reaching 2,533. This is smaller than about 72% of similar areas, and the typical resident is now 51, which is three years older than in 2011.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 91% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.7% of the population, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011. In contrast, children under 15 account for 15.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
28.7% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 18.8%, a rate that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 54% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.8% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 94% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA64/very-remote-australia/topic/demographics-identity