23 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15
- 2021: 23
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Drildool · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Drildool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Drildool is 50, making this community far older than the national figure. With a total population of just 23 people, it is a sparsely populated area where older adults and seniors make up the vast majority of the community.
23
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- 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 Drildool — lower than 84% of areas.
| Drildool | 23 |
|---|---|
| 2386, NSW | 293 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. Only 23 people live in the area, making it smaller than about 84% of similar places.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children or young adults here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why 21.7% of the population are seniors, a figure well above the Australian average.
21.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Drildool, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 62%; Seniors (65+) is next at 38%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. People in de facto relationships make up 19% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Drildool, Married is the majority at 56%; Divorced is next at 24%.
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 Drildool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11294/drildool/topic/demographics-identity