6,535 ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,946
- 2016: 6,558
- 2021: 6,535
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fairfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 6,535 people living in Fairfield have never been married. This is a relatively young community where the typical resident is 37, making it slightly younger than the national figure.
6,535
▲ +9.9%
- 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 Fairfield — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fairfield is among the largest areas of its kind in the region, with a total population of 6,535 people.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 low proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 13.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a wider age structure where young adults aged 25 to 44 are the largest group at 35.6%.
13.3% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most other areas, at 16.8%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.7%, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
0.7% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fairfield, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 36%.
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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20901/fairfield/topic/demographics-identity