1,780 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,474
- 2016: 1,613
- 2021: 1,780
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fennell Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fennell Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married people make up the largest group in Fennell Bay, where 45.3% of residents are wed. This is an older community compared to the rest of the country, with a typical resident aged 45. Roughly one quarter of the population are seniors, which is well above the national figure.
1,780
▲ +20.8%
- 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 Fennell Bay — higher than 77% of areas.
| Fennell Bay | 1,780 |
|---|---|
| 2283, NSW | 24,419 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fennell Bay has 1,780 residents, making it larger than about 79% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has far more seniors than most places, with 24.1% aged 65 and over compared to the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why there are fewer children, as those under 15 make up only 14.5% of the population.
24.1% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fennell Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.6% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. About 12.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
7.6% ▲ +137.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +52.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fennell Bay, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (33%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fennell Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11503/fennell-bay/topic/demographics-identity