106 ▼ -56.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 241
- 2016: 77
- 2021: 106
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Faulkland · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Faulkland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than the national average is the typical resident in Faulkland, who is 54. This small community of 106 people is defined by a significant number of seniors and a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents than most similar areas.
106
▼ -56.0%
- 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 Faulkland — lower than 57% of areas.
| Faulkland | 106 |
|---|---|
| 2422, NSW | 5,608 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This makes the area's population much older than most other areas of this size.
54 yrs ▲ +14.9%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 29.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 9.4%.
29.2% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.4% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Faulkland, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, people in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.5%.
7.5% ▲ +506.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.5% ▲ +477.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Faulkland, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Faulkland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11500/faulkland/topic/demographics-identity