Yes, Orlando Bloom (and the rest of the cast) did say that Legolas was 2931 years of age, but I seem to remember that, because there is not reference to his age in the books, they made up an age. In a timeline I printed out online that decided to include Legolas's birthyear that was created in the movie, and it said that Legolas was born in the year 87 of the 3rd age. It then has a footnote which reads that, as I said, Tolkien never indicated an age for Legolas, so one was created for the film.
So, I guess that means that Legolas Greenleaf is as old as we desire him to be, because there is no set age. I have decided to go by the age given in the movie, personally, because that is all I have to go on.
And yes: Legolas did depart over the sea with Gimli soon after the death of King Elessar (and he did not go with Frodo in the end of the book). It addresses that in the appendices, and sites a year too.
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