247 ▼ -49.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 489
- 2016: 272
- 2021: 247
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Firefly · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Firefly
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Firefly is 51 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 247 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a strong presence of people in de facto relationships.
247
▼ -49.5%
- 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 Firefly — higher than 58% of areas.
| Firefly | 247 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 9,650 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 51 is much higher than most similar areas and far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
51 yrs ▼ -5.6%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 27.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 13.8%.
27.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Firefly splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 17.3% of the community, a figure well above the Australian average of 11.5%.
5.7% ▲ +245.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Firefly, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Firefly
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Firefly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11524/firefly/topic/demographics-identity