705 ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 588
- 2016: 681
- 2021: 705
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Daleys Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Daleys Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than four out of ten residents in Daleys Point are now aged 65 or over, making it a far older community than the national average. With a typical age of 59, the area is much older than most similar places. This shift is reflected in a population of 705 people, which is larger than about 71% of similar areas.
705
▲ +19.9%
- 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 Daleys Point — higher than 70% of areas.
| Daleys Point | 705 |
|---|---|
| 2257, NSW | 30,403 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This puts Daleys Point among the oldest areas at this level.
59 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 42.4% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 9.2%.
42.4% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Daleys Point, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.7% of the community, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are much less common here at 8.5%, well below the national figure of 11.5%.
3.7% ▲ +261.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Daleys Point, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Daleys Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11190/daleys-point/topic/demographics-identity