195 ▼ -39.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 324
- 2016: 206
- 2021: 195
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dingee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dingee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dingee is 50 years old, making the area far older than the national and state figures. With 195 people living here, the community is largely made up of seniors and older adults, while children make up a much smaller share of the population.
195
▼ -39.8%
- 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 Dingee — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 50, which is 12 years older than the usual Australian or Victorian resident. This makes Dingee far older than most similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +22.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 32.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at only 14.9%.
32.3% ▲ +105.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.9% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dingee, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here at 56.3%, but people in de facto relationships make up only 5.4%, which is much lower than most other areas. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.4% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dingee, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Dingee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20757/dingee/topic/demographics-identity