43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dairy Arm · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dairy Arm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 43 residents in Dairy Arm are older adults aged between 45 and 64. This creates a population that is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 49.
43
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- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dairy Arm — lower than 75% of areas.
| Dairy Arm | 43 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | 31,073 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is sparsely populated with only 43 people, which is smaller than about 74% of similar areas.
49 yrs —
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors aged 65 and over (20.9%) live here, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the national average at 11.6%.
20.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dairy Arm, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 52%; Seniors (65+) is next at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.1% of the population, a little above the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dairy Arm, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dairy Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11187/dairy-arm/topic/demographics-identity