42,831
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Sub-region (SA3)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A modest 2.3% population increase marks the recent trend for Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham. This growth is well below the Queensland figure of 8.7%, showing a region that is expanding much slower than most other areas.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 2.3% since the last census, a rate much lower than most similar areas. With 42,831 residents, this region is smaller than about 73% of other areas at this level.
42,831
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.3%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31801/charters-towers-ayr-ingham/topic/economy-advantage