712 ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 688
- 2016: 664
- 2021: 712
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dondingalong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dondingalong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Dondingalong, where the typical resident is 51. This aging trend is clear across the community, with nearly 23% of people aged 65 and over. The area is home to 712 people.
712
▲ +3.5%
- 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 Dondingalong — higher than 70% of areas.
| Dondingalong | 712 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 23,166 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical resident aged 51, Dondingalong is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 712, which is larger than about 71% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The community has a high proportion of seniors, making up 22.9% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 15% of the population, a rate well below the national average.
22.9% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dondingalong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of the residents are married, while de facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas.
7.2% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dondingalong, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dondingalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11274/dondingalong/topic/demographics-identity