421 ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 398
- 2016: 461
- 2021: 421
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Dudley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Dudley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in three people in South Dudley are married, reflecting a mature community of 421 residents. This is an older area than the national average, with a typical resident aged 42. Seniors make up a significant portion of the local population.
421
▲ +5.8%
- 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 South Dudley — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 42, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia. This population of 421 people is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
42 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.4% of the population, a figure well above the Victorian and national averages. Children under 15 account for 16.4%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
21.4% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Dudley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.9%, about the same as the rest of the country.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →South Dudley splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 South Dudley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22307/south-dudley/topic/demographics-identity