194 ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 147
- 2016: 158
- 2021: 194
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Faraday · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Faraday
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Faraday, where the typical resident is now 50 years old. This is 12 years older than the national figure, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of seniors.
194
▲ +32.0%
- 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 Faraday — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population stands at 194 people, which is larger than about 54% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents are very common here, with those aged 65 and over making up 24.7% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are well below the Australian average at 13.4%.
24.7% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Faraday, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.9% compared to 11.5% nationally. About 1.5% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.5% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.9% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Faraday splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 15%.
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 Faraday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20907/faraday/topic/demographics-identity