93 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 85
- 2021: 93
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ferney · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ferney
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ferney is 54, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. With 93 people living here, the community is dominated by older adults and seniors.
93
—
- 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 Ferney — lower than 61% of areas.
| Ferney | 93 |
|---|---|
| 4650, QLD | 34,942 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the Australian figure of 38 years. The total population is 93 people, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
One third of residents are aged 65 and over, a figure far above the Queensland average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 8.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure.
33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ferney splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Youth (15–24) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state and national rates. Most people are married (69.9%), while the number of people in de facto relationships is among the lowest in the region.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ferney, Married is the majority at 75%; Never married is next at 19%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ferney
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ferney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31029/ferney/topic/demographics-identity