840 ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 824
- 2016: 686
- 2021: 840
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dunoon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dunoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of children live in Dunoon than in the rest of the country. This small community has a total population of 840 people, and while it has a young family feel, the typical resident is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure.
840
▲ +1.9%
- 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 Dunoon — higher than 72% of areas.
| Dunoon | 840 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dunoon has 840 residents, making it larger than about 72% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 42, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39.
42 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 23% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This is balanced by a senior population of 17.5%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
17.5% ▲ +48.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dunoon splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More people in Dunoon are in de facto relationships compared to most areas, at 15.6%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. About 1.8% of the community is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the New South Wales average.
1.8% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dunoon, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Dunoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11328/dunoon/topic/demographics-identity