350 ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 385
- 2016: 362
- 2021: 350
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dooralong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dooralong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dooralong is 42 years old, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. The community of 350 people is characterized by a strong presence of middle-aged adults, who make up over a third of the population.
350
▼ -9.1%
- 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 Dooralong — higher than 60% of areas.
| Dooralong | 350 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dooralong has 350 residents, which is more than about 63% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 42, which is noticeably older than the state average of 39.
42 yrs ▼ -4.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Middle-aged adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 34.9%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 11.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
11.4% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dooralong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia, at 13.3%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.1% of the population, slightly below the state average.
1.1% ▼ -81.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dooralong, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Dooralong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11278/dooralong/topic/demographics-identity