1,245,011 ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 87% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 1,103,980
- 2016: 1,165,632
- 2021: 1,245,011
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Major Urban · Section of State
Demographics & Identity in Major Urban
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of over 1.2 million people makes Major Urban one of the largest areas of its kind. While the typical resident is 39, the area has seen its share of seniors grow since 2011. It is a diverse mix of ages, though the proportion of Indigenous residents is much lower than in most similar areas.
1,245,011
▲ +12.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–28: 1 area
- 28–49: 1 area
- 49–85: 0 areas
- 85–149: 1 area
- 149–260: 1 area
- 260–453: 0 areas
- 453–789: 4 areas
- 789–1,376: 2 areas
- 1,376–2,399: 1 area
- 2,399–4,182: 3 areas
- 4,182–7,292: 0 areas
- 7,292–12,713: 3 areas
- 12,713–22,166: 1 area
- 22,166–38,647: 3 areas
- 38,647–67,381: 3 areas
- 67,381–117,481: 2 areas
- 117,481–204,831: 6 areas
- 204,831–357,126: 2 areas
- 357,126–622,657: 5 areas
- 622,657–1,085,615: 2 areas
- 1,085,615–1,892,791: 2 areas
- 1,892,791–3,300,120: 1 area
- 3,300,120–5,753,827: 3 areas
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Major Urban — higher than 87% of areas.
| Major Urban | 1,245,011 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 13% since 2011, adding about 141,031 people to reach a total of 1,245,011. This makes it larger than about 90% of similar areas.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 now make up 18.6% of the population, a rise of 2.9 percentage points since 2011. Children under 15 account for 17.0%, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%.
18.6% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 58% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 53% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Major Urban splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 1.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most similar areas. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships make up 10.7% of the population, among the lowest for its level.
1.7% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 86% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +17.0%
Lower than 96% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Major Urban, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (37%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS40/major-urban/topic/demographics-identity