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Regional Australia

Population highlights

Estimated Resident Population
Regional Australia
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Regional Australia 8,652,627 8,535,377 8,430,822 8,348,679 8,251,602 8,155,761 8,059,068 7,964,878 7,901,705 7,846,336 7,781,198 7,693,079 7,600,134 7,520,481 7,427,250 7,312,185 7,200,011 7,103,862
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)
Estimated Resident Population
Regional Australia
Estimated Resident Population<br /> Regional Australia 8,652,627 8,535,377 8,430,822 8,348,679 8,251,602 8,155,761 8,059,068 7,964,878 7,901,705 7,846,336 7,781,198 7,693,079 7,600,134 7,520,481 7,427,250 7,312,185 7,200,011 7,103,862
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

Regional Australia 2021

No significant change since previous Census (less than ±0.5%)
Increased since previous Census
Decreased since previous Census
Median age
42 (1)

Australia 38

Greater Capital Cities 37

New South Wales 39

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
6% (0.6%)

Australia 3%

Greater Capital Cities 2%

New South Wales 3%

Couples with children
25% (-0.8%)

Australia 30%

Greater Capital Cities 32%

New South Wales 31%

Older couples without children
13% (1.0%)

Australia 10%

Greater Capital Cities 9%

New South Wales 10%

Lone person households
25% (0.7%)

Australia 24%

Greater Capital Cities 23%

New South Wales 24%

Medium and high density Housing
17% (0.6%)

Australia 28%

Greater Capital Cities 35%

New South Wales 35%

Median weekly household income
$1,432 ($246)

Australia $1,740

Greater Capital Cities $1,900

New South Wales $1,849

Median weekly mortgage repayment
$363 ($10)

Australia $432

Greater Capital Cities $468

New South Wales $500

Median weekly rent
$318 ($49)

Australia $380

Greater Capital Cities $402

New South Wales $420

Households renting
26% (-0.2%)

Australia 30%

Greater Capital Cities 31%

New South Wales 31%

Households with a mortgage
30% (0.6%)

Australia 33%

Greater Capital Cities 35%

New South Wales 31%

Overseas born
15% (1.0%)

Australia 28%

Greater Capital Cities 34%

New South Wales 29%

Language at home other than English
8% (1.0%)

Australia 22%

Greater Capital Cities 30%

New South Wales 27%

University attendance
3% (0.0%)

Australia 5%

Greater Capital Cities 6%

New South Wales 5%

University qualification
17% (3.2%)

Australia 26%

Greater Capital Cities 31%

New South Wales 28%

Trade qualification (certificate)
24% (0.8%)

Australia 19%

Greater Capital Cities 17%

New South Wales 18%

Unemployment rate
4.7% (-2.2%)

Australia 5.1%

Greater Capital Cities 5.3%

New South Wales 4.9%

Participation rate (population in labour force)
57% (0.9%)

Australia 61%

Greater Capital Cities 63%

New South Wales 59%

Worked at home
13% (6.8%)

Australia 21%

Greater Capital Cities 25%

New South Wales 31%

SEIFA index of disadvantage 2021
977

Australia 1,001

Greater Capital Cities 1,012

New South Wales 1,000

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