10,495 ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,186
- 2016: 10,320
- 2021: 10,495
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dingley Village · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dingley Village
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing number of older residents has shifted the local balance, making Dingley Village noticeably older than the state and national averages. The typical resident is now 45 years old, and the area has become one of the largest of its kind in the region with over 10,000 people.
10,495
▲ +3.0%
- 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 Dingley Village — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has reached 10,495 people, placing it among the largest areas at this level. Residents are generally older than the Victorian and Australian typical age of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.6%, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
22.0% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dingley Village, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (54.7%), while those in de facto relationships make up only 7.6%, which is well below the Victorian average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 0.3% of the community.
0.3% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dingley Village, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Dingley Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20758/dingley-village/topic/demographics-identity