688 ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 751
- 2016: 678
- 2021: 688
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dunkeld · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dunkeld
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines Dunkeld, where the typical resident is 48. This gap is most evident in the large proportion of seniors, who make up nearly 30% of the 688 people living here.
688
▼ -8.4%
- 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 Dunkeld — higher than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Dunkeld is 48, which is far older than the 38-year-old national figure. The total population of 688 is larger than about 71% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 29.7% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.3%, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
29.7% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dunkeld splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 13.5% of the area, a little above the national figure.
1.5% ▲ +82.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +126.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dunkeld, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Dunkeld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20809/dunkeld/topic/demographics-identity