637 ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 368
- 2016: 529
- 2021: 637
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fingal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fingal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Fingal is 56 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a distinct demographic profile for the area, where nearly 70% of the population is aged 45 or over. It is a small community of 637 people with a very high proportion of seniors.
637
▲ +73.1%
- 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 Fingal — higher than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 56 is far older than both the Victorian and Australian averages. This makes Fingal much older than most similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +24.4%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 51 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 30.8% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 12.6%.
30.8% ▲ +158.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fingal, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community is married, with 61% of residents in this status. People in de facto relationships make up 13.1%, which is a little above the national figure.
1.3% ▲ +54.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +322.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fingal, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20920/fingal/topic/demographics-identity