4,959 ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,880
- 2016: 4,740
- 2021: 4,959
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dundas · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dundas
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Dundas than in the typical Australian suburb. This is a relatively young community of 4,959 people, where the typical resident is 37 years old.
4,959
▲ +27.8%
- 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 Dundas — higher than 86% of areas.
| Dundas | 4,959 |
|---|---|
| 2117, NSW | 22,185 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 4,959, Dundas is larger than about 90% of similar areas. Residents are a little younger than the state and national figures.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 18.6% of the population, while those aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 12.8%. Young adults aged 25 to 44 are the largest group at 30.2%.
12.8% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dundas splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (53%), though those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 7.3%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.9% of the population.
0.9% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dundas, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Dundas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11315/dundas/topic/demographics-identity