Suburb in Tweed

Dungay, NSW

Dungay had a population of 225 at the 2021 Census (+2.7% since 2016). Median age 50.4. Median weekly household income $1,813. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dungay at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dungay's population grew by 2.7% to 225, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 50.4, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 8.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 19.1%.

15.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 44.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 77 households.

The median household earns $1,813 a week, in line with the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $317 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,810 a month.

7.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.5% use a language other than English at home. 49.2% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dungay beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureDungayNSWAustralia
Population2258,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age50.438.438.2
Households772,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting15.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright44.2%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,813$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$317$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,810$2,142$1,866
Born overseas7.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.5%28.2%23.6%
No religion49.2%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2142011
  2. 2192016
  3. 2252021

Age

Median age 50.4, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Dungay New South Wales
Share of people by age, Dungay and New South Wales
0–98.9%
10–1912.9%
20–2910.2%
30–396.2%
40–4911.1%
50–5914.2%
60–6917.3%
70–7915.1%
80+4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dungay at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.5%
  2. English45.0%
  3. Irish14.4%
  4. Scottish11.9%
  5. German5.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian1.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Netherlands2.4%
  2. England1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Dungay

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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