207 ▼ -53.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 440
- 2016: 206
- 2021: 207
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Noorat · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Noorat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Noorat is 51, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This small locality has seen its population shrink by 53% since 2011, leaving a community of just 207 people.
207
▼ -53.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Noorat — lower than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Noorat shrank by 53% over the last decade, falling from 440 to 207 people. The typical age is now 51, which is 3 years younger than it was in 2011.
51 yrs ▼ -5.6%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 35.7%, while the share of seniors aged 65 and over fell by 18 points since 2011 to 17.9%. Children under 15 make up 15.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
17.9% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Noorat, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.4% of the population, a figure that rose since 2011. Most residents are married (48.2%), though the share of people in de facto relationships rose slightly to 12.8%.
2.4% ▲ +252.7%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Noorat, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Noorat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222065/noorat/topic/demographics-identity