1,206 ▲ +538.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 189
- 2016: 196
- 2021: 1,206
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fyansford · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Fyansford is just 34, making the area noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. With 1,206 people, it is a young-skewing community where children make up a significantly larger share of the population than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fyansford — higher than 74% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This makes Fyansford much younger than most similar areas.
1,206 ▲ +538.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
34 yrs ▼ -17.1%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.1% of the population, a figure well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain the young profile of the area, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at just 8.0%.
8.0% ▼ -50.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.1% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Fyansford, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.5%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 11.2%. About 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Fyansford, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fyansford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20960/fyansford/topic/demographics-identity