186 ▼ -39.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 305
- 2016: 189
- 2021: 186
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Dorrigo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Dorrigo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a third of the 186 people living in North Dorrigo are seniors, making it a significantly older community than the rest of the country. The typical resident is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
186
▼ -39.0%
- 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 North Dorrigo — higher than 52% of areas.
| North Dorrigo | 186 |
|---|---|
| 2453, NSW | 2,787 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical resident aged 58, North Dorrigo is far older than New South Wales and Australia. Its total population of 186 is larger than about half of similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +18.4%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 37.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 12.9%.
37.6% ▲ +128.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Dorrigo splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Over half of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships are slightly more common than in the rest of the state.
5.4% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Dorrigo, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 North Dorrigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12999/north-dorrigo/topic/demographics-identity