Dawson · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Dawson

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Only three people live in Dawson, making it a sparsely populated area. The typical resident here is 54, which is far older than the national figure.

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📍 Dawson, Suburb / Locality

Where Dawson sits — Total population

3
  • 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 98% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Dawson3
5422, SA 1,662
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Dawson is among the smallest areas at this level with just 3 residents. This small group is far older than the state and national averages, with a typical age of 54.

3

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3
  • 2021: 3

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

54 yrs

Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 57 yrs
  • 2021: 54 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 0%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (0%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 0%, ahead of Never married (0%).

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/SAL40356/dawson/topic/demographics-identity