681 ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 605
- 2016: 671
- 2021: 681
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dumbleyung · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Dumbleyung
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dumbleyung is 44, making the population noticeably older than both the state and national average of 38. This small community of 681 people has grown by 13% since 2011. While children make up nearly a fifth of the population, there is a growing number of seniors living in the area.
681
▲ +12.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Dumbleyung — lower than 91% of areas.
| Dumbleyung | 681 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Dumbleyung is smaller than about 91% of similar areas. Since 2011, the town has added around 76 people and the typical resident has become 4 years older.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 19.4% of the population, which is well above the Western Australian figure. Children under 15 account for 19.8% of residents, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
19.4% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dumbleyung splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.8% of the community, which is a little above the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander represent 4.1% of the population, up 1.5 points since 2011.
4.1% ▲ +55.2%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dumbleyung, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Dumbleyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53010/dumbleyung/topic/demographics-identity