27,762
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Mid North · Sub-region (SA3)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A decline of 0.2% in population since 2021 marks Mid North as one of the slowest growing areas in the country. This puts the region well below the South Australian growth rate of 5.6%. With 27,762 residents, it is smaller than about 86% of similar areas.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has shrunk by 0.2% since 2021, a result that is among the lowest at this level and far below the state figure.
27,762
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
-0.2%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Mid North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40503/mid-north/topic/economy-advantage