451 ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 325
- 2016: 395
- 2021: 451
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Darawank · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Darawank
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Darawank, where the typical person is 52. This small community of 451 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
451
▲ +38.8%
- 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 Darawank — higher than 63% of areas.
| Darawank | 451 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | 25,187 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 28.6% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 14.6%.
28.6% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Darawank splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Most residents are married (53.2%), while 13.1% are in de facto relationships.
9.1% ▲ +127.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Darawank, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Darawank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11204/darawank/topic/demographics-identity