69 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71
- 2021: 69
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dadswells Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas is the population of Dadswells Bridge, where the typical resident is 61. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 69 people and is heavily skewed toward seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dadswells Bridge — lower than 67% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 61 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 69 people living in the area, it is smaller than about 66% of similar places.
69 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 36.2% of the population. This is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%.
36.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Dadswells Bridge splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Young adults (25–44) (33%), with Older adults (45–64) at 30%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up only 6.3%, a figure much lower than most other areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Dadswells Bridge, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dadswells Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20699/dadswells-bridge/topic/demographics-identity