31,930 ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26,582
- 2016: 28,893
- 2021: 31,930
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fremantle · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Fremantle
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Fremantle, where the typical person is 42, compared to the state and national figure of 38. The population has grown 20% since 2011 to reach 31,930 people. This growth comes alongside a shift toward an older community with fewer children than most other areas.
31,930
▲ +20.1%
- 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 Fremantle — higher than 67% of areas.
| Fremantle | 31,930 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 31,930 in 2021, which is larger than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 42, making the area noticeably older than both Western Australia and Australia.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 14.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over has risen to 19.9%, a figure well above the state average.
19.9% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fremantle splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.4%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 1.7% of the population, which is a little below the state and national averages.
1.7% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Fremantle splits fairly evenly between Never married (42%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53430/fremantle/topic/demographics-identity