2,602 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,394
- 2016: 2,488
- 2021: 2,602
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Davistown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Davistown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than average defines daily life in Davistown, where the typical resident is 48. This age gap is far wider than across New South Wales and Australia, with nearly 30% of the 2,602 residents being seniors.
2,602
▲ +8.7%
- 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 Davistown — higher than 82% of areas.
| Davistown | 2,602 |
|---|---|
| 2251, NSW | 33,721 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Davistown is larger than about 83% of similar areas. The people living here are far older than those in the state and nation, with a typical age 10 years higher than the Australian figure.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 29.3% of the population, a figure far above the national and state rates. Children under 15 make up 17.4%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
29.3% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Davistown splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.4% of the area, which is higher than most similar places. Most residents are married (51.1%), while 11.6% are in a de facto relationship, a figure about the same as the national average.
4.4% ▲ +80.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Davistown, Married is the majority at 51%; 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 Davistown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11223/davistown/topic/demographics-identity