586 ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 621
- 2016: 601
- 2021: 586
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fassifern · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fassifern
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Fassifern than in most other similar areas, with 11.6% of the population. The community is also notably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 47. This creates a distinct demographic profile where seniors and middle-aged adults make up over half the population.
586
▼ -5.6%
- 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 Fassifern — higher than 67% of areas.
| Fassifern | 586 |
|---|---|
| 2283, NSW | 24,419 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fassifern has 586 residents, making it larger than about 69% of areas at this level. The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted toward older residents, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 23.0% of the population. This is well above the Australian average of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at 14.0%.
23.0% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fassifern, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, at 11.6%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. People in de facto relationships also make up 13.8% of the population, a rate higher than most similar areas.
11.6% ▲ +112.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fassifern, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Fassifern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11498/fassifern/topic/demographics-identity