9,823 ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,747
- 2016: 9,356
- 2021: 9,823
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Five Dock · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Five Dock
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 10,000 people live in Five Dock, making it one of the largest areas at this level. The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
9,823
▲ +12.3%
- 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 Five Dock — higher than 87% of areas.
| Five Dock | 9,823 |
|---|---|
| 2046, NSW | 27,288 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 9,823, which is among the largest for similar areas. Residents here are a little older than those in New South Wales, with a typical age of 41.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 29%. Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over both sit around 17%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
16.9% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Five Dock splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 48.9% of people are married, and 11.5% are in a de facto relationship. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 0.8%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
0.8% ▲ +90.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Five Dock, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Five Dock
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Five Dock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11533/five-dock/topic/demographics-identity