Dungay
Dungay | |
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Dungay | |
| Coordinates: 28°17′S 153°22′E / 28.283°S 153.367°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 316 (2011 census)[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2484 |
Dungay is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.
The Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung people are the traditional owners of the Tweed region, including Dungay, and the surrounding areas.[3][4]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Dungay recorded a population of 316 people, 49.1% female and 50.9% male.
The median age of the Dungay population was 49 years, 12 years above the national median of 37.
81.5% of people living in Dungay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.9%, England 0.9%, India 0.9%, Germany 0.9%, Czech Republic 0.9%.
91.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.3% Italian, 8.5% other languages.
In popular culture
The area is used for the filming of the British reality series, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, and has been since 2003 except for 2020 and 2021. Versions of the show for other countries are also produced in the area.[5] The 2020 edition of the UK was not produced in Dungay given COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting level 4 travel ban for Australia. Conversely, the 2021 and 2022 editions of the Australian version of the series were produced in Dungay - as travel restrictions prevented the production travelling to the normal South African location.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dungay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dungay (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "The Tweed: Aboriginal acknowledgement". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ^ "Aboriginal cultural heritage". www.tweed.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ^ Fickling, David (20 November 2004). "Local residents in Australia unimpressed with ITV's I'm a Celebrity". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2018.