18,596 ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17,032
- 2016: 18,081
- 2021: 18,596
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fairfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 18,596 people in Fairfield are married. This is one of the largest areas at this level, with a typical resident aged around 40.
18,596
▲ +9.2%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairfield — higher than 89% of areas.
| Fairfield | 18,596 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | 45,046 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fairfield is among the largest areas at this level with 18,596 residents. The typical person here is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +17.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality 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 age profile is balanced, with older adults aged 45 to 64 making up the largest group at 27.5%. Children under 15 and seniors over 65 both sit at 16.9%, which is a little below the same figure for Australia.
16.9% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 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 3.4% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.7%, a little below the New South Wales figure.
0.7% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.4% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
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/sal/SAL11480/fairfield/topic/demographics-identity