220 ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 208
- 2016: 216
- 2021: 220
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fitzroy Falls · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fitzroy Falls
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Fitzroy Falls is 50, which is far older than the national figure. This small community of 220 people is much older than most similar areas, with a high proportion of seniors and few children.
220
▲ +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 Fitzroy Falls — higher than 56% of areas.
| Fitzroy Falls | 220 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 16,724 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50 years old, making the area far older than both New South Wales and Australia. This reflects a population that is older than most other areas of this type.
50 yrs ▲ +8.7%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 30.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.1% of the community, a figure well below the state and national averages.
30.5% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fitzroy Falls splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 7.2%, which is well below the national figure. About 2.3% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for similar areas.
2.3% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +85.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fitzroy Falls, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Fitzroy Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11532/fitzroy-falls/topic/demographics-identity