8,014 ▲ +193.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,730
- 2016: 5,136
- 2021: 8,014
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fletcher · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fletcher
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population now defines Fletcher, with the typical resident aged just 32. This shift is seen in the high number of children under 15, who make up 27.4% of the area's 8,014 people.
8,014
▲ +193.6%
- 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 Fletcher — higher than 87% of areas.
| Fletcher | 8,014 |
|---|---|
| 2287, NSW | 40,845 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 32, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
32 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 27.4% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, as those aged 65 and over make up only 6.9% of residents, which is far below the Australian average of 17.2%.
6.9% ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.4% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fletcher, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (56.4%), while those in de facto relationships sit at 10.6%, about the same as the state average.
4.6% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fletcher, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11536/fletcher/topic/demographics-identity