71,717
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Richmond Valley - Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Richmond Valley - Hinterland
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population drop of 0.3% since 2021 defines the current trend in Richmond Valley - Hinterland. This decline is among the lowest for similar areas and sits well below the state growth rate. While the region remains larger than over half of similar areas, its overall size is shrinking.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population fell by 0.3% since 2021, which is among the lowest growth rates for this level of area. This is well below the New South Wales growth rate of 6.1%.
-0.3%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Richmond Valley - Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11202/richmond-valley-hinterland/topic/economy-advantage