346 ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 340
- 2016: 337
- 2021: 346
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dyers Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dyers Crossing
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dyers Crossing is now 53, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging trend is a defining feature of the place, where over a quarter of the 346 residents are now seniors.
346
▲ +1.8%
- 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 Dyers Crossing — higher than 60% of areas.
| Dyers Crossing | 346 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 9,650 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53 years old, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This age is much higher than most similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +10.4%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here, at only 15%.
26.0% ▲ +50.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dyers Crossing, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.2% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. Around 3.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
3.8% ▲ +114.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +127.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dyers Crossing, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Dyers Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11341/dyers-crossing/topic/demographics-identity