232 ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 320
- 2016: 228
- 2021: 232
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fryerstown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fryerstown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Fryerstown is 51, making the area far older than the Victorian and national average. This small community of 232 people is defined by a significant gap in age and identity compared to the rest of the state.
232
▼ -27.5%
- 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 Fryerstown — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 13.4% of the population, which is well below the Victorian average. Meanwhile, older adults aged 45 to 64 form the largest group at 37.1%.
18.1% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fryerstown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
8.6% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Fryerstown splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 Fryerstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20955/fryerstown/topic/demographics-identity