513 ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 551
- 2016: 747
- 2021: 513
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dunoon · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Dunoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Dunoon (L), where the typical age is 38. This profile is driven by a very high proportion of children and a shrinking total population of 513 people.
513
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Dunoon — lower than 66% of areas.
| Dunoon | 513 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by 6.9% since 2011, losing about 38 people. While the typical age is 38, this is 2 years younger than it was in 2011.
38 yrs ▼ -5.0%
Younger than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 26.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, while those aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 14.0%.
14.0% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.5% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dunoon splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 16.4%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is about the same as the national figure at 2.5%.
2.5% ▲ —
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Dunoon splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Dunoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121033/dunoon/topic/demographics-identity