843 ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 606
- 2016: 583
- 2021: 843
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dalyston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dalyston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high number of couples in de facto relationships defines daily life in Dalyston, where 20.4% of residents live in this arrangement. This small community of 843 people is generally younger than most similar areas, with a typical resident aged 39.
843
▲ +39.1%
- 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 Dalyston — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 843 is larger than about 73% of similar areas. Residents are a little older than the national figure, with a typical age of 39.
39 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 19% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Conversely, the share of seniors aged 65 and over is 15.7%, a little below the national figure.
15.7% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dalyston splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure of 11.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.9% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.9% ▲ —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.4% ▲ +66.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Dalyston splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
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 Dalyston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20706/dalyston/topic/demographics-identity