208,475 ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 187,766
- 2016: 198,817
- 2021: 208,475
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairfield · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Fairfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 208,475 people living in Fairfield are married, making it one of the largest population centres in the region. The area is growing and slowly aging, with the typical resident now 39 years old.
208,475
▲ +11.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Fairfield — higher than 87% of areas.
| Fairfield | 208,475 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fairfield has grown by 11% since 2011, adding about 20,709 people to reach a total population of 208,475. The typical resident is 39, which is 3 years older than in 2011.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 17.9% of the population, while those aged 65 and over account for 16.8%. The proportion of seniors has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children has fallen by 2.5 points.
16.8% ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fairfield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most areas. People in de facto relationships make up 4.2% of the population, a figure well below the national level of 11.5%.
0.7% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.2% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12850/fairfield/topic/demographics-identity