Suburb in Tweed

Fingal Head, NSW

Fingal Head had a population of 615 at the 2021 Census (+3.9% since 2016). Median age 47.0. Median weekly household income $1,675. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Fingal Head at a glance

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

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Fingal Head's population grew by 3.9% to 615, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 47.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 8.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.3%.

30.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 41.5% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 7.9% of homes (21.8% across New South Wales). The 2021 Census counted 229 households.

The median household earns $1,675 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $417 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,200 a month.

17.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 7.0% use a language other than English at home. 54.9% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Fingal Head beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureFingal HeadNSWAustralia
Population6158,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.9%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age47.038.438.2
Households2292,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments7.9%21.8%14.3%
Renting30.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright41.5%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,675$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$417$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,200$2,142$1,866
Born overseas17.6%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home7.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion54.9%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

+3.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5442011
  2. 5922016
  3. 6152021

Age

Median age 47.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Fingal Head New South Wales
Share of people by age, Fingal Head and New South Wales
0–98.1%
10–1913.2%
20–299.3%
30–399.9%
40–4915.6%
50–5915.3%
60–6916.9%
70–798.5%
80+4.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Fingal Head at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.5%
  2. Australian34.2%
  3. Irish16.3%
  4. Scottish13.9%
  5. Australian Aboriginal11.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.4%
  2. French1.1%
  3. Thai0.9%
  4. Indonesian0.5%
  5. Japanese0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.7%
  2. New Zealand3.6%
  3. China0.5%
  4. France0.5%
  5. the Netherlands0.5%

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

Around Fingal Head

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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