5,198 ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,074
- 2016: 5,273
- 2021: 5,198
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairfield East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fairfield East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Younger families shape the daily life of Fairfield East, where the typical resident is just 37. With 5,198 people, this is a larger area than about 90% of similar places, featuring a population that is a little younger than the national figure.
5,198
▲ +2.4%
- 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 East — higher than 86% of areas.
| Fairfield East | 5,198 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | 45,046 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is larger than about 90% of similar places, with a total population of 5,198. Residents are a little younger than both the state and national averages.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 19.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 15.7%.
15.7% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fairfield East splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 45.1% of the community, though the proportion of people in de facto relationships is 5.1%, which is well below the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.8% of the population, a little below the state average.
0.8% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.1% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fairfield East, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (36%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fairfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11481/fairfield-east/topic/demographics-identity