130 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 146
- 2021: 130
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dombarton · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dombarton is 54 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This small community of 130 people is mostly made up of older adults and seniors. The population is heavily skewed towards those in their later years, with very few children living here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dombarton — lower than 55% of areas.
| Dombarton | 130 |
|---|---|
| 2530, NSW | 35,038 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 54 is far older than the New South Wales average of 39 and the national figure of 38. This puts Dombarton's age profile as much higher than most similar areas.
130 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 7.7% compared to 18.2% across Australia.
28.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Dombarton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married, while those in de facto relationships make up only 2.7%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result well below the New South Wales average of 3.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Dombarton, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dombarton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11272/dombarton/topic/demographics-identity