53,665 ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 49,238
- 2016: 50,261
- 2021: 53,665
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clarence Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Clarence Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-four per cent of people in Clarence Valley are married, reflecting a community with a very mature population. The typical resident is now 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is reflected in the high proportion of seniors and a shrinking share of children.
53,665
▲ +9.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Clarence Valley — lower than 57% of areas.
| Clarence Valley | 53,665 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 9.0% since 2011, adding about 4,427 people to reach 53,665. This growth happened alongside an aging trend, with the typical resident becoming 3 years older over the decade.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.4% of the area, which is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This is consistent with the share of children under 15 falling to 16.0%, a figure that is now much lower than most areas.
27.4% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Clarence Valley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.1% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Those in de facto relationships now account for 12.7% of residents, a little above the national figure.
8.1% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clarence Valley, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Clarence Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10401/clarence-valley/topic/demographics-identity