218 ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 255
- 2016: 234
- 2021: 218
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dalwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dalwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Dalwood, where the typical person is 50. This older profile is seen in the high number of seniors and a small population of children, with only 218 people living in the area.
218
▼ -14.5%
- 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 Dalwood — higher than 55% of areas.
| Dalwood | 218 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 12,899 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 50, making the population far older than both New South Wales and Australia. This is a larger population than about 56% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +22.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 23.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.9%.
23.9% ▲ +74.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.9% ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dalwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, at 67.2%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 6.1%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.8% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.8% ▲ —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dalwood, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Dalwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11196/dalwood/topic/demographics-identity