3,424 ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,652
- 2016: 3,167
- 2021: 3,424
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Fairy · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Port Fairy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Port Fairy is 52, making the area far older than most other places in Australia. The population has grown by 29% since 2011 to reach 3,424 people, with a particularly strong increase in the number of seniors.
3,424
▲ +29.1%
- 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 Port Fairy — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 772 people since 2011, and the typical resident is now 3 years older than they were a decade ago.
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 33.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This high proportion of older residents helps explain why the area is much older than most other similar places.
33.5% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Port Fairy, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, and 1.1% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.3% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas.
1.1% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +40.1%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Fairy, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Port Fairy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215069/port-fairy/topic/demographics-identity