310 ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 85% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 378
- 2016: 391
- 2021: 310
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.
A huge 60% of people in Inner Regional Australia identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. This area is sparsely populated and has seen its numbers shrink by 18% since 2011. It is now a much older community, with the typical resident's age climbing 11 years to reach 38.
310
▼ -18.0%
- 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 Inner Regional Australia — lower than 85% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | 310 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 310 people, which is smaller than about 81% of similar areas. This reflects a decline of roughly 68 people since the 2011 census.
38 yrs ▲ +40.7%
Younger than 68% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile has shifted significantly, with the share of seniors rising 11 points to 16.5% while the share of children fell by 9.4 points. Older adults aged 45 to 64 now make up the largest group at 25.5%.
16.5% ▲ +179.7%
Higher than 51% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 55% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Along with the high proportion of Indigenous residents, the area has a low rate of de facto relationships at 8.2%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%. More than half of the population, 53.7%, have never been married.
60.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, Never married is the majority at 55%; Married is next at 34%.
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/RA91/inner-regional-australia/topic/demographics-identity