18,248 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16,850
- 2016: 17,700
- 2021: 18,248
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Fairfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married people make up the largest group in Fairfield at 45.6%. The area has grown to 18,248 residents, and the population is getting older. The typical person is now 40, which is 6 years older than they were in 2011.
18,248
▲ +8.3%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Fairfield — higher than 87% of areas.
| Fairfield | 18,248 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | 45,046 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fairfield is larger than about 88% of similar areas. It has grown by 8.3% since 2011, adding around 1,398 people to the community.
40 yrs ▲ +17.6%
Older than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is aging, with the share of seniors rising by 5.2 points since 2011 to 16.9%. This is consistent with a drop in children under 15, who now make up 16.9% of the population, a figure a little below the national average.
16.9% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fairfield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most areas. Additionally, the 3.3% of people in de facto relationships is well below the New South Wales figure of 10.6%.
0.6% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.3% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 46%, 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/sa2/127021515/fairfield/topic/demographics-identity