605 ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 80% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 659
- 2016: 793
- 2021: 605
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rural Balance · Section of State
Demographics & Identity in Rural Balance
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population and a shift in age groups have shaped Rural Balance since 2011. The area is now far younger than the national average, with the typical resident being just 30 years old. While the total number of people has fallen to 605, the community remains notably youthful compared to similar regions.
605
▼ -8.2%
- 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 Rural Balance — lower than 80% of areas.
| Rural Balance | 605 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Rural Balance has lost about 54 people since 2011, with the population shrinking by 8.2% to 605. It is smaller than about 77% of similar areas.
30 yrs ▼ -6.3%
Younger than 99% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The typical resident is 30, which is 8 years younger than the national figure. This youthfulness is reflected in the age structure, though the share of children under 15 has fallen by 6.6 points since 2011 to 14.4%.
12.6% ▲ +86.4%
Lower than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 70% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rural Balance splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Youth (15–24) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 15.5%, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 2.8%, which is about the same as the national average.
2.8% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 69% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 92% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (40%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS83/rural-balance/topic/demographics-identity