923 ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 763
- 2016: 854
- 2021: 923
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dover · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dover
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Dover, where the typical resident is 55. This gap is clear in the age profile, with a high proportion of seniors and very few children compared to the rest of the state.
923
▲ +21.0%
- 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 Dover — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dover has 923 residents, making it larger than about 73% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
55 yrs ▲ +7.8%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 30.8% of the population, which is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.8% of the area, a figure well below the national average.
30.8% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dover splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.8% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 5.4%. Additionally, people in de facto relationships account for 16.2%, a proportion much higher than most similar areas.
12.8% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dover, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Dover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60165/dover/topic/demographics-identity