588 ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 429
- 2016: 502
- 2021: 588
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dardanup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dardanup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 69% of similar areas are smaller than Dardanup, which has a population of 588 people. It is a family-friendly place where children under 15 make up over 20% of the population, well above the national figure.
588
▲ +37.1%
- 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 Dardanup — higher than 67% of areas.
| Dardanup | 588 |
|---|---|
| 6236, WA | 2,213 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, making the area noticeably older than both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
41 yrs ▲ +28.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.7%, a figure slightly above the state average.
17.7% ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.7% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dardanup, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 27%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2% of the population, slightly below the national figure of 3.2%. Over half of residents are married, while 13.1% are in a de facto relationship.
2.0% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +75.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dardanup, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Dardanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50386/dardanup/topic/demographics-identity