139,902 ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 66% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 120,587
- 2016: 136,828
- 2021: 139,902
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.
Noticeably younger people than most similar areas live in Outer Regional Australia, where the typical resident is just 34. This region has seen steady growth, adding about 19,315 people since 2011 to reach a total population of 139,902.
139,902
▲ +16.0%
- 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 Outer Regional Australia — higher than 66% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | 139,902 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 34 is among the lowest for this type of area and is 4 years younger than the national figure. This reflects a growing population that has increased by 16% over the last decade.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 20.2% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for only 9.9%, a figure well below the national average of 17.2%.
9.9% ▲ +56.1%
Lower than 83% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.2%. There are also more people in de facto relationships here than in most similar areas, at 16.0%.
10.4% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 69% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 81% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Outer Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 8%.
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/RA72/outer-regional-australia/topic/demographics-identity