366 ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 524
- 2016: 398
- 2021: 366
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dungowan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dungowan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Indigenous people than the national average live in Dungowan, where 7.7% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This small community of 366 people has a diverse age mix, with a typical resident being 41 years old.
366
▼ -30.2%
- 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 Dungowan — higher than 61% of areas.
| Dungowan | 366 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 52,436 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38. Dungowan is larger than about 64% of similar areas.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 18.9% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state and national figures at 15.8%.
15.8% ▲ +69.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dungowan splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is well above the national average here at 7.7%. Most of the community are married (54.9%), though 12.9% are in de facto relationships, which is slightly above the national figure.
7.7% ▲ +90.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dungowan, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Dungowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11324/dungowan/topic/demographics-identity