3,787 ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,356
- 2016: 3,231
- 2021: 3,787
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Farrer · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Farrer
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents are seniors in Farrer, making it a notably older community than the rest of the territory. The typical person here is 43, which is far older than the ACT average of 35. This shift toward an older population is reflected in the high number of people aged 65 and over.
3,787
▲ +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 Farrer — higher than 86% of areas.
| Farrer | 3,787 |
|---|---|
| 2607, ACT | 14,717 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Farrer has 3,787 people, which is larger than about 87% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, making this population noticeably older than the Australian average of 38.
43 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 23.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.1%, which is about the same as the figures for the ACT and Australia.
23.7% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Farrer splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (53.8%), while those in de facto relationships make up 9.4%, which is well below the territory average of 12.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.2% of the population, slightly below the national figure of 3.2%.
1.2% ▲ +200.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Farrer, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Farrer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80052/farrer/topic/demographics-identity