164 ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 232
- 2016: 147
- 2021: 164
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Foxground · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Foxground
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 63% of people in Foxground are married, reflecting a community with a very mature population. The typical resident is 60 years old, which is far older than the national figure. This makes it one of the oldest areas for its size in the region.
164
▼ -29.3%
- 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 Foxground — lower than 51% of areas.
| Foxground | 164 |
|---|---|
| 2534, NSW | 5,767 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Foxground has 164 residents. The typical person here is 60, making the area far older than both New South Wales and Australia.
60 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 37.2% of the population. This is far above the national figure, while children under 15 are far fewer than in most areas at only 6.7%.
37.2% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.7% ▼ -56.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Foxground splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 6.9% of the population, a figure well below the state and national averages.
3.0% ▲ +137.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.9% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Foxground, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Foxground [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11561/foxground/topic/demographics-identity