244 ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 184
- 2016: 205
- 2021: 244
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Fairy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Fairy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Fairy is 46, making the area far older than the national average. With 244 people, the community is dominated by older adults and couples, while the proportion of children is slightly lower than across the state.
244
▲ +32.6%
- 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 Mount Fairy — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mount Fairy | 244 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 31,629 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 46, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39. This makes Mount Fairy far older than the national figure.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 32.4%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.0%, which is a little below the state and national figures of 18.2%.
17.2% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Fairy, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 23.4%, a figure far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. In contrast, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.4% ▲ +174.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Fairy, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Mount Fairy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12769/mount-fairy/topic/demographics-identity