1,105 ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,044
- 2016: 1,039
- 2021: 1,105
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fishing Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fishing Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Fishing Point, where the typical person is 51 years old. This makes the community far older than both the state and national averages. With 1,105 people, it is larger than about 75% of areas at this level.
1,105
▲ +5.8%
- 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 Fishing Point — higher than 73% of areas.
| Fishing Point | 1,105 |
|---|---|
| 2283, NSW | 24,419 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is also much higher than most other areas of a similar size.
51 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 53 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 make up 31.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are well below the New South Wales figure at just 14.1%.
31.8% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fishing Point, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married at 62.9%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas. About 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.3% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fishing Point, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Fishing Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11529/fishing-point/topic/demographics-identity