40 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 40
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dawson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dawson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dawson is 62, which is far older than the state and national figures of 38. This sparsely populated area is predominantly home to older adults and seniors, with no children under 15 living here.
40
—
- 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 Dawson — lower than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 40 people, making it smaller than about 76% of similar areas.
62 yrs —
Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 62 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 37.5% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why there are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national rate of 18.2%.
37.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dawson splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (36%), with Older adults (45–64) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 23.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dawson, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (22%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Dawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20720/dawson/topic/demographics-identity