2,194 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,932
- 2016: 1,937
- 2021: 2,194
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dalmeny · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dalmeny
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 40% of the population are seniors, making Dalmeny a remarkably older community than most of the country. With a typical resident aged 59, the area is far older than the national average. The population totals 2,194 people.
2,194
▲ +13.6%
- 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 Dalmeny — higher than 79% of areas.
| Dalmeny | 2,194 |
|---|---|
| 2546, NSW | 10,066 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This puts the area among those with the highest typical ages at this level.
59 yrs ▲ +3.5%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 57 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 39.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the national average at 13.6%.
39.2% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dalmeny, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Half of the population are married, while 12.6% are in de facto relationships, a figure slightly above the national average.
4.1% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dalmeny, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (22%) and Widowed (13%).
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 Dalmeny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11192/dalmeny/topic/demographics-identity