38,783 ▲ +80.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21,484
- 2016: 48,225
- 2021: 38,783
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dubbo · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Dubbo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Dubbo, where the typical person is just 35. The population has grown rapidly, increasing by 81% since 2011 to reach 38,783 people.
38,783
▲ +80.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Dubbo — higher than 86% of areas.
| Dubbo | 38,783 |
|---|---|
| 2830, NSW | 44,963 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39. This is a significant change from 2011, when the typical resident was five years older.
35 yrs ▼ -12.5%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 16.5%.
16.5% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dubbo, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 16.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. This represents a rise of 14 percentage points since 2011.
16.7% ▲ +444.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Dubbo splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Dubbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112006/dubbo/topic/demographics-identity