225 ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 316
- 2016: 219
- 2021: 225
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dungay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dungay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of similar areas have a smaller population than Dungay, which is home to 225 people. The area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 50. This creates a community with a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
225
▼ -28.8%
- 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 Dungay — higher than 56% of areas.
| Dungay | 225 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 20,083 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dungay has a total population of 225 people. The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
50 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 26.7% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Australian average at just 14.7%.
26.7% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dungay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.3% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 13.3% are in a de facto relationship.
1.3% ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dungay, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Dungay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11321/dungay/topic/demographics-identity