384,526 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 75% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 374,751
- 2016: 362,942
- 2021: 384,526
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Other Urban · Section of State
Demographics & Identity in Other Urban
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Indigenous presence defines Other Urban, where 7.3% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This figure is well above the national average. The area is also home to a large population of 384,526 people and has a typical age of 38.
384,526
▲ +2.6%
- 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 Other Urban — higher than 75% of areas.
| Other Urban | 384,526 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 2.6% since 2011, adding about 9,775 people. While the typical resident is now 38, this is 4 years older than it was in 2011.
38 yrs ▲ +11.8%
Younger than 79% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.6% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose by 5.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.6%.
16.6% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 51% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 90% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Other Urban splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 15.3%. This is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%.
7.3% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 65% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 88% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Other 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).
More for Other Urban
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS51/other-urban/topic/demographics-identity