1,022 ▼ -61.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,667
- 2016: 1,141
- 2021: 1,022
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fitzroy Crossing · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Fitzroy Crossing
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Fitzroy Crossing, where the typical resident is just 33. The community has changed rapidly, with a sharp increase in the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to 59.7% and a population that shrank by 62% since 2011.
1,022
▼ -61.7%
- 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 Fitzroy Crossing — higher than 57% of areas.
| Fitzroy Crossing | 1,022 |
|---|---|
| 6765, WA | 1,678 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population fell from 2,667 in 2011 to 1,022 people in 2021. Residents are noticeably younger than those in Western Australia and across the nation, with the typical age dropping 7 years since 2011.
33 yrs ▼ -17.5%
Younger than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.7% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Conversely, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is among the lowest at this level, falling to just 6.6% since the last census.
6.6% ▼ -65.9%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fitzroy Crossing, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 59.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average. De facto relationships are also far more common here than in the rest of the state, accounting for 26.2% of residents.
59.7% ▲ +1610.4%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.2% ▲ +180.1%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fitzroy Crossing, Never married is the majority at 69%; Married is next at 20%.
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 Fitzroy Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515014/fitzroy-crossing/topic/demographics-identity