17,238 ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19,912
- 2016: 17,659
- 2021: 17,238
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Outback - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Outback - South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 17,238 people in Outback - South are married. This is a noticeably older region where the typical resident is 42, and the total population has shrunk by 13% since 2011. It is also a place with a strong Indigenous presence, far higher than the national figure.
17,238
▼ -13.4%
- 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 Outback - South — lower than 88% of areas.
| Outback - South | 17,238 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2,615,036 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen by about 2,674 people since 2011. Residents are noticeably older than those in the rest of the state and country, with the typical age rising by 4 years since 2011 to reach 42.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Older than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 19.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and has risen by 5.5 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of children under 15 has fallen to 18.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
19.4% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Outback - South splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other similar areas, at 14.2%.
11.8% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Outback - South, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Outback - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31503/outback-south/topic/demographics-identity