99 ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 116
- 2016: 97
- 2021: 99
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairy Bower · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fairy Bower
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Fairy Bower is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is defined by a high proportion of seniors and very few children compared to the rest of the country.
99
▼ -14.7%
- 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 Fairy Bower — lower than 59% of areas.
| Fairy Bower | 99 |
|---|---|
| 4700, QLD | 17,312 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with just 99 people living in the area. This makes it smaller than about 58% of similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +38.1%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 32.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has so few children, with those under 15 making up only 11.1% of residents.
32.3% ▲ +190.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▼ -51.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fairy Bower splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (38%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people here are married, accounting for 57.8% of the population.
4.0% ▲ —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fairy Bower, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Fairy Bower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31016/fairy-bower/topic/demographics-identity