491 ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 497
- 2016: 477
- 2021: 491
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fishermans Paradise · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Fishermans Paradise
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Fishermans Paradise, where the typical person is 50. While the population is small at 491 people, nearly 30% of the community are seniors aged 65 and over.
491
▼ -1.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Fishermans Paradise — lower than 67% of areas.
| Fishermans Paradise | 491 |
|---|---|
| 2539, NSW | 20,305 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has dipped slightly since 2011, while the total population shrank by 1.2% to 491 people.
50 yrs ▼ -5.7%
Older than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 29.7% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.3%, a figure that is a little below the national average but has risen since 2011.
29.7% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fishermans Paradise splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 16.7% and rising sharply since 2011. About 4.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
4.1% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +140.0%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fishermans Paradise, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Fishermans Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122058/fishermans-paradise/topic/demographics-identity