Lower Dyraaba · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Lower Dyraaba

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Roughly 33% of the population are children under 15, making Lower Dyraaba a notably young area for its size. This sparsely populated place has a total of 43 residents and a typical age of 37, which is a little younger than the national figure.

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📍 Lower Dyraaba, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Dyraaba sits — Total population

43 ▼ -67.2%
  • 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 Lower Dyraaba — lower than 75% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Lower Dyraaba43
2470, NSW 15,477
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 43, which is smaller than about 74% of similar areas. The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than both New South Wales and Australia.

43 ▼ -67.2%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 131
  • 2016: 23
  • 2021: 43

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

37 yrs ▼ -15.9%

Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44 yrs
  • 2016: 46 yrs
  • 2021: 37 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 32.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the typical age is low, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the state figure at just 7.0%.

7.0% ▼ -61.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 34.8%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

32.6% ▲ +61.6%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.1%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 32.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Lower Dyraaba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Children (0–14) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. There are no people in de facto relationships, though nearly half of the population are married.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Lower Dyraaba, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Divorced (28%) and Never married (19%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 5 males; 35–39: 5 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 6 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lower Dyraaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12415/lower-dyraaba/topic/demographics-identity