431 ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 366
- 2016: 405
- 2021: 431
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fingal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fingal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Fingal, representing 29.9% of the population. This is a notably older area where the typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 431 people, it is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
431
▲ +17.8%
- 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 Fingal — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 51, making the area far older than Tasmania and much older than most other areas of its kind.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 27.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift toward older age groups is mirrored by children under 15, who make up 14.4% of the area, a figure well below the Australian average.
27.1% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fingal splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.9%. Additionally, 3.9% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.9% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +118.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fingal, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60200/fingal/topic/demographics-identity