1,375 ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,137
- 2016: 1,395
- 2021: 1,375
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Donald · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Donald
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 1,375 people living in Donald are married, which is the most common relationship status in the area. It is a place where the population has grown by 21% since 2011, but the community has become significantly older over that decade.
1,375
▲ +20.9%
- 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 Donald — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is now 53, making Donald far older than the national figure of 38. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when the typical age was only 37.
53 yrs ▲ +43.2%
Older than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 32.2% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This rise in older residents is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 15.1% of the area.
32.2% ▲ +126.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Donald, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.7% of the population, a little above the state figure. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships account for 9.5%, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
2.7% ▲ +410.4%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Donald, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (29%) and Widowed (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Donald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215031/donald/topic/demographics-identity