763 ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 618
- 2016: 965
- 2021: 763
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fern Tree · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Fern Tree
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population increase of 23% since 2011 has shifted the feel of Fern Tree (L), adding about 145 people to the area. While residents are noticeably older than the national average, the community has become younger over the last decade as the typical age fell from 49 to 45 years.
763
▲ +23.5%
- 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 Fern Tree — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population now stands at 763 people. The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Tasmania (42) or Australia (38).
45 yrs ▼ -8.2%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 18.5% of the area, a rise of 4.7 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over fell to 17.0%, which is well below the state figure of 20.9%.
17.0% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Fern Tree, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 20.6% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average and rose 10 points since 2011. Only 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.8% ▼ -59.7%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.6% ▲ +96.4%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fern Tree, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Fern Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621012/fern-tree/topic/demographics-identity