93 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80
- 2021: 93
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairy Dell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fairy Dell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people live in de facto relationships in Fairy Dell than in most other similar areas. This small community of 93 people is generally older than the state and national averages, with the typical resident being 44.
93
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- 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 Fairy Dell — lower than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 93, which is smaller than about 60% of other areas at this level. Residents are noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical age of 44.
44 yrs —
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 17.2% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Meanwhile, the 14% of people aged 65 and over is well below the national figure.
14.0% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fairy Dell, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 27%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 22.7%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average.
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.
22.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fairy Dell, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Fairy Dell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20904/fairy-dell/topic/demographics-identity