4,044 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,940
- 2016: 3,802
- 2021: 4,044
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dover Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dover Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half the people in Dover Heights are married, making it a family-heavy area with 4,044 residents. While the typical resident is 41, there is a strong presence of children under 15, which is higher than in most similar areas.
4,044
▲ +2.6%
- 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 Dover Heights — higher than 86% of areas.
| Dover Heights | 4,044 |
|---|---|
| 2030, NSW | 14,434 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 4,044, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas. Residents are generally older than the national figure, with a typical age of 41.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, those aged 65 and over represent 16.4%, a rate lower than most areas.
16.4% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dover Heights, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Very few residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander at 0.2%, which is well below the New South Wales figure. De facto relationships are also uncommon here at 7.2%, a rate well below the national average.
0.2% ▲ +62.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dover Heights, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Dover Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11286/dover-heights/topic/demographics-identity