690 ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 83% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 585
- 2016: 657
- 2021: 690
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.
More than half of the 690 people in Inner Regional Australia are married. This is a notably young area where children under 15 make up 22.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure.
690
▲ +17.9%
- 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 — lower than 83% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | 690 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 18% since 2011 to reach 690 people. The typical resident is now 36, which is much lower than most similar areas.
36 yrs ▲ +5.9%
Younger than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 represent 22.8% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 9.6%, which is much lower than most other areas.
9.6% ▲ +87.2%
Lower than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.8% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 3.0% of the community, a figure that has risen since 2011.
3.0% ▲ +99.9%
Lower than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 76% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Inner Regional Australia
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/RA81/inner-regional-australia/topic/demographics-identity