456 ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 516
- 2016: 501
- 2021: 456
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dareton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dareton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dareton is 49, making the area far older than the national figure. With 456 people living here, the community is skewed toward older adults and seniors, while children make up a smaller share of the population than in most other areas.
456
▼ -11.6%
- 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 Dareton — higher than 63% of areas.
| Dareton | 456 |
|---|---|
| 2717, NSW | 1,205 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49 years old, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This makes Dareton significantly older than most similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 24.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 are a little below the state and national figures at 15.4%.
24.1% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dareton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 26.5% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 12.6% of the population, slightly above the state average.
26.5% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Dareton splits fairly evenly between Never married (42%) and Married (37%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Dareton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11207/dareton/topic/demographics-identity