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Mount Fairy, NSW

Mount Fairy had a population of 244 at the 2021 Census (+19.0% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $2,722. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Fairy at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Capital Region

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Fairy's population grew by 19.0% to 244, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 9.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.8%.

3.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 38.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 94 households.

The median household earns $2,722 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829.

12.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.3% use a language other than English at home. 45.5% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Fairy beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMount FairyNSWAustralia
Population2448,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+19.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age46.038.438.2
Households942,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting3.2%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright38.3%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,722$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week–$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,161$2,142$1,866
Born overseas12.3%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.3%28.2%23.6%
No religion45.5%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+19.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1842011
  2. 2052016
  3. 2442021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Mount Fairy New South Wales
Share of people by age, Mount Fairy and New South Wales
0–99.0%
10–1912.3%
20–294.5%
30–3913.1%
40–4914.8%
50–5912.7%
60–6919.7%
70–799.8%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Fairy at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.5%
  2. Australian46.8%
  3. Irish17.0%
  4. Scottish16.2%
  5. German5.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Cantonese1.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.8%
  2. China1.3%
  3. New Zealand1.3%
  4. the United States1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Mount Fairy

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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