Dungay is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

Dungay
New South Wales
Dungay is located in New South Wales
Dungay
Dungay
Coordinates28°17′S 153°22′E / 28.283°S 153.367°E / -28.283; 153.367
Population316 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2484
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)Tweed Shire
State electorate(s)Tweed
Federal division(s)Richmond

Publicity

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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.[2]

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.

Demographics

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dungay (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2014.  
  2. ^ Fickling, David (20 November 2004). "Local residents in Australia unimpressed with ITV's I'm a Celebrity". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2018.