27,398 ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25,585
- 2016: 26,428
- 2021: 27,398
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ferntree Gully · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ferntree Gully
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 27,000 people call Ferntree Gully home, creating a large residential hub where the typical resident is 40 years old. This age is a little older than the same figure for Victoria and Australia, though it remains lower than in most similar areas.
27,398
▲ +7.1%
- 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 Ferntree Gully — higher than 91% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 27,398 residents, Ferntree Gully is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person living here is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is balanced and reflects the state and national figures, with children under 15 making up 17.5% and seniors aged 65 and over accounting for 17.4% of residents.
17.4% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ferntree Gully splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.9% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is lower than most areas. Nearly half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 10.9%.
0.9% ▲ +98.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ferntree Gully, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Ferntree Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20917/ferntree-gully/topic/demographics-identity