Dungog Shire
Demographics

Dungog Shire

Section Title: Demographics
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Selected historical census data for the Dungog Shire local government area

Census year	2001	2006	2011

Population	Estimated residents on Census night	7,875	8,062	8,318

LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales

% of New South Wales population	0.12%

% of Australian population	0.04%	0.04%	0.04%

Cultural and language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Australian	35.4%

English	33.5%

Irish	8.8%

Scottish	7.6%

German	4.0%

Language, top responses (other than English)	German	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%

Tagalog	0.1%	n/c	0.1%

Italian	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

Afrikaans	0.1%	n/c	0.1%

French	n/c	0.1%	0.1%

Religious affiliation

Religious affiliation, top responses	Anglican	36.4%	34.2%	35.0%

Catholic	19.6%	20.1%	20.0%

No Religion	11.2%	13.7%	16.8%

Uniting Church	7.8%	8.2%	6.6%

Presbyterian and Reformed	7.0%	6.5%	6.6%

Median weekly incomes

Personal income	Median weekly personal income	A$385	A$484

% of Australian median income	82.6%	83.9%

Family income	Median weekly family income	A$1,059	A$1,278

% of Australian median income	90.4%	86.3%

Household income	Median weekly household income	A$873	A$1,005

% of Australian median income	85.0%	81.4%

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According to the 2011 census, there were 8,318 people in the Dungog Shire local government area.

final_sentence: According to the 2011 census, there were 8,318 people in the Dungog Shire local government area.