994 ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,155
- 2016: 951
- 2021: 994
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fulham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fulham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 67% of people in Fulham are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than the rest of Victoria and Australia, with a typical resident aged just 35. The population totals 994 people.
994
▼ -13.9%
- 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 Fulham — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the state and national figures of 38 years. This age is much lower than most similar areas.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A very small proportion of the population are children under 15 (4.6%) or seniors over 65 (3.6%), both of which are far below the national figures.
3.6% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.6% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fulham, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 68%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 5.5% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas at 18.9%.
5.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.9% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fulham, Never married is the majority at 59%; Married is next at 33%.
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 Fulham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20956/fulham/topic/demographics-identity