298 ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 244
- 2016: 243
- 2021: 298
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Doonbah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Doonbah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Doonbah is 68 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area stand out as one of the oldest in its class, with more than half the population being seniors.
298
▲ +22.1%
- 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 Doonbah — higher than 59% of areas.
| Doonbah | 298 |
|---|---|
| 2473, NSW | 3,203 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Doonbah has 298 residents, making it larger than about 61% of similar areas. The typical resident's age is 68, which is 30 years older than the Australian average.
68 yrs ▲ +9.7%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62 yrs
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 68 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 57% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at only 8.1%.
57.0% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.1% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Doonbah, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 60%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.1% of the community, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Most residents are married, representing 56.3% of the population.
9.1% ▲ +448.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +82.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Doonbah, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 14%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Doonbah
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Doonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11276/doonbah/topic/demographics-identity