42 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42
- 2021: 42
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dry Plain · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dry Plain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population of just 42 people defines daily life in Dry Plain. The area is far older than the national average, with nearly half of all residents aged 65 or over.
42
—
- 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 Dry Plain — lower than 76% of areas.
| Dry Plain | 42 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | 8,876 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dry Plain is sparsely populated with only 42 residents. The typical person here is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 45.2% of the population, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 17.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 7.1% of the area, which is far below the national average.
45.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dry Plain, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 50%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 30%, which is far above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Dry Plain splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dry Plain
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dry Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11298/dry-plain/topic/demographics-identity