1,739 ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,671
- 2016: 1,643
- 2021: 1,739
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dora Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dora Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 1,739 people in Dora Creek are married, reflecting a community with a strong adult presence. This is a far older area than the national average, where the typical resident is 51 years old. Many residents are seniors, contributing to a population that is significantly older than both the state and the rest of Australia.
1,739
▲ +4.1%
- 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 Dora Creek — higher than 77% of areas.
| Dora Creek | 1,739 |
|---|---|
| 2264, NSW | 16,162 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 1,739 people, the population is larger than about 79% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +8.5%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.2% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This helps explain why the area has much fewer children under 15 than most other places.
28.2% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dora Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.7% of the population, well above the national average of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.3%, which is a little above the state figure.
6.7% ▲ +153.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dora Creek, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (31%) 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 Dora Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11279/dora-creek/topic/demographics-identity