390 ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 354
- 2016: 296
- 2021: 390
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairhaven · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fairhaven
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Fairhaven is 56, making the area far older than the same-aged national figure. This small community of 390 people is mostly made up of older adults and seniors, with far fewer children than most other areas.
390
▲ +10.2%
- 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 Fairhaven — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 56, which is 18 years older than the national figure. Fairhaven's total population is 390, which is larger than about 64% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +21.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.7% of the population, a figure far above the national rate. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 12.8%.
27.7% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fairhaven, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married (61.9%), and those in de facto relationships make up 13.7%, which is a little above the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fairhaven, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Fairhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20902/fairhaven/topic/demographics-identity