39,910 ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 33,627
- 2016: 36,605
- 2021: 39,910
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fremantle · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Fremantle
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 6,000 people moved to Fremantle since 2011, bringing the total population to 39,910. The area is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical resident now aged 43. This shift towards an older population is clear in the growing number of seniors and a low percentage of children.
39,910
▲ +18.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Fremantle — lower than 70% of areas.
| Fremantle | 39,910 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 19% since 2011. Residents are noticeably older than those in the rest of Western Australia and Australia, with the typical age rising from 41 to 43 years over the last decade.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Older than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 19.9% of the population, which is well above the state figure. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other areas, at just 15%.
19.9% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fremantle splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (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, rising to 15.6% since 2011. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.6%, which is a little below the national and state figures.
1.6% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 (41%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 11%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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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/sa3/50702/fremantle/topic/demographics-identity