38 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27
- 2021: 38
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fortis Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fortis Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 58 years makes Fortis Creek one of the oldest places in its class. This sparsely populated area has a very small community of just 38 people, with a population structure heavily weighted toward seniors.
38
—
- 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 Fortis Creek — lower than 77% of areas.
| Fortis Creek | 38 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | 31,079 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fortis Creek is smaller than about 77% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, while seniors make up 39.5% of the population. This proportion of people aged 65 and over is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%.
39.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fortis Creek, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 56%; Youth (15–24) is next at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and there are no people in de facto relationships. This is far below the national figure of 11.5% for de facto couples.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Fortis Creek splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 11%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Fortis Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fortis Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11554/fortis-creek/topic/demographics-identity