10,431 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,430
- 2016: 10,445
- 2021: 10,431
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fitzroy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fitzroy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population defines Fitzroy, where the typical resident is just 35 years old. This is three years younger than the state and national figures, reflecting a community dominated by working-age adults.
10,431
▲ +10.6%
- 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 Fitzroy — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Fitzroy is one of the largest areas at this level with 10,431 people. The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up nearly half the population at 47.1%. This helps explain why children under 15 (10.3%) and seniors (11.1%) are both well below state and national levels.
11.1% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fitzroy, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than elsewhere, at 22.9%, which is about 11 to 12 percentage points above the national and state figures. Most residents have never been married (62.8%), and 0.6% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.6% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.9% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fitzroy, Never married is the majority at 63%; Married is next at 23%.
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 Fitzroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20924/fitzroy/topic/demographics-identity