48 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 48
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ferndale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ferndale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
The population in Ferndale has remained very small, with only 48 people living in the area. This sparsely populated place is far older than the national average, as the typical resident is 49 years old.
48
—
- 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 Ferndale — lower than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ferndale is a small community of 48 people. The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, where the figure is 38.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 45.8%. However, children under 15 represent 20.8% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas.
18.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ferndale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 73.7% of the population. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, 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.
12.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ferndale, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ferndale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ferndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20914/ferndale/topic/demographics-identity