385 ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 544
- 2016: 357
- 2021: 385
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dawes Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dawes Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Dawes Point, where the typical person is 55. This is a mature community of 385 people, with very few children and a high proportion of seniors.
385
▼ -29.2%
- 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 Dawes Point — higher than 61% of areas.
| Dawes Point | 385 |
|---|---|
| 2000, NSW | 27,936 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area's population significantly older than most other similar places.
55 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 28.1% of the population, far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 8.6%.
28.1% ▲ +103.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.6% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dawes Point, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the 3.2% national figure. Most residents are married (60.3%), while 12.1% are in de facto relationships.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dawes Point, Married is the majority at 61%; 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 Dawes Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11224/dawes-point/topic/demographics-identity