82 ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 160
- 2016: 85
- 2021: 82
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dignams Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dignams Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Dignams Creek, where 34.1% of the 82 residents fall into this bracket. This is a sparsely populated area with a population far older than the national figure.
82
▼ -48.8%
- 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 Dignams Creek — lower than 64% of areas.
| Dignams Creek | 82 |
|---|---|
| 2546, NSW | 10,066 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the typical person in Australia or New South Wales. Only 82 people live here, making it smaller than about 62% of similar areas.
55 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up just 9.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 23.2% of residents, a figure well above the state and national averages.
23.2% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.8% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dignams Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 31.1% of people in such partnerships, which is far above the national figure. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area, which is well below the state and national averages.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31.1% ▲ +91.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dignams Creek, the largest group is Never married at 36%, followed by Married (30%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Dignams Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11257/dignams-creek/topic/demographics-identity