14,046 ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,981
- 2016: 13,715
- 2021: 14,046
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dulwich Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dulwich Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 14,046 people in Dulwich Hill have never been married. This is a large and relatively young community where the typical resident is 38, making it much younger than most similar areas.
14,046
▲ +8.2%
- 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 Dulwich Hill — higher than 88% of areas.
| Dulwich Hill | 14,046 |
|---|---|
| 2203, NSW | 13,946 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 14,046 residents, this is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person here is 38, which is a little younger than the New South Wales figure.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest group at 36.6%. This helps explain why children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over are both well below the national figures.
13.6% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dulwich Hill, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationships here differ from the norm, as 18.3% of people are in de facto partnerships, which is well above the New South Wales figure. About 1.6% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the national average.
1.6% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dulwich Hill, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 34%.
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 Dulwich Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11306/dulwich-hill/topic/demographics-identity