2,920 ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,589
- 2016: 2,702
- 2021: 2,920
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.
Noticeably older residents define Fulham, where the typical person is 44 years old. This is six years older than the national figure. With nearly 3,000 people, the area has a larger population than about 84% of similar places.
2,920
▲ +12.8%
- 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 83% of areas.
| Fulham | 2,920 |
|---|---|
| 5024, SA | 14,670 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,920. On average, residents are noticeably older than those in South Australia and across Australia.
44 yrs ▼ -4.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Children under 15 account for 16.7%, a result that is about the same as the state average.
22.9% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fulham splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.7% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below state and national levels. Only 8% of people are in de facto relationships, a figure well below the national average.
0.7% ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fulham, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Widowed (9%).
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/SAL40467/fulham/topic/demographics-identity