70 ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72
- 2016: 62
- 2021: 70
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dumaresq Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dumaresq Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live on Dumaresq Island, where the typical person is 57. This sparsely populated island has just 70 people, with a population skewed heavily toward older adults and seniors.
70
▼ -2.8%
- 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 Dumaresq Island — lower than 67% of areas.
| Dumaresq Island | 70 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 57, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
57 yrs ▲ +23.9%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 24.3% of the population, well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most areas, accounting for only 12.9% of residents.
24.3% ▲ +191.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dumaresq Island, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (24%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Additionally, 55% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are far below the national figure.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dumaresq Island, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Dumaresq Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11309/dumaresq-island/topic/demographics-identity