407 ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 298
- 2016: 385
- 2021: 407
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairy Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fairy Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significantly older population defines Fairy Hill, where the typical resident is 49. This is far older than the national figure of 38. With 407 people living here, the area is now larger than about 65% of similar places.
407
▲ +36.6%
- 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 Fairy Hill — higher than 62% of areas.
| Fairy Hill | 407 |
|---|---|
| 2470, NSW | 15,477 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state, with a typical age of 49 compared to the New South Wales figure of 39.
49 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 30.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is mirrored by a low number of children under 15, who make up 14.5% of the area, well below the Australian average.
30.7% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fairy Hill splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.2% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Half of the population are married, while 12.9% are in a de facto relationship, a little above the national figure.
4.2% ▲ +109.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fairy Hill, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Fairy Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11486/fairy-hill/topic/demographics-identity