4,473 ▲ +70.5%
Lower than 69% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 2,623
- 2016: 4,133
- 2021: 4,473
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 population increase of 71% since 2011 marks the recent growth in Very Remote Australia. The area has become noticeably older over this time, with the typical resident now 44 years old. This is 6 years older than the national figure.
4,473
▲ +70.5%
- 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 69% of areas.
| Very Remote Australia | 4,473 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 4,473 people in 2021, adding about 1,850 residents since 2011. This population is much older than most similar areas, with the typical age rising by 11 years over the last decade.
44 yrs ▲ +33.3%
Older than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 now make up 19.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure and a 14 point increase since 2011. Children under 15 account for 17.0%, slightly below the Australian average.
19.1% ▲ +265.4%
Higher than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.7% of the population, which is among the lowest for this level and a little below the national figure. De facto relationships are a little more common here than across Australia, at 13.8%.
0.7% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 95% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +136.6%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 50%, followed by Never married (31%) 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/RA94/very-remote-australia/topic/demographics-identity