144 ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 281
- 2016: 157
- 2021: 144
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fishermans Reach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fishermans Reach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Fishermans Reach, where nearly 40% of the population falls into this bracket. This is a very mature area, with a typical resident aged 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
144
▼ -48.8%
- 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 Fishermans Reach — lower than 53% of areas.
| Fishermans Reach | 144 |
|---|---|
| 2441, NSW | 4,288 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fishermans Reach is a small community of 144 people. Its typical resident is 59 years old, placing the area among the oldest of its kind and far older than the New South Wales average.
59 yrs ▲ +18.0%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is heavily skewed towards seniors, who make up 33.3% of residents—far above the national figure of 17.2%. Conversely, children under 15 are much less common here, at only 9.7%.
33.3% ▲ +90.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.7% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fishermans Reach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
8.3% ▲ +293.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.5% ▼ -54.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fishermans Reach, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Fishermans Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11527/fishermans-reach/topic/demographics-identity