1,393 ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,352
- 2016: 1,380
- 2021: 1,393
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dongara · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dongara
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significant shift toward an older population marks the recent trend in Dongara. The typical resident is now 51, making the area far older than both the state and national figure of 38.
1,393
▲ +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 Dongara — higher than 75% of areas.
| Dongara | 1,393 |
|---|---|
| 6525, WA | 3,680 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,393 residents, Dongara is larger than about 77% of similar areas. The population is far older than the rest of the country, with a typical age of 51.
51 yrs ▲ +15.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 27.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are a little below the Australian average at 16.0%.
27.8% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dongara splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also well above the national average at 15.3%.
5.0% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dongara, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dongara
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dongara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50416/dongara/topic/demographics-identity