Dungay Explained

Type:town
Dungay
State:nsw
Coordinates:-28.2833°N 175°W
Pop:316
Postcode:2484
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Lga:Tweed Shire
Stategov:Tweed
Fedgov:Richmond

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

Publicity

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.[1]

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

In the, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local residents in Australia unimpressed with ITV's I'm a Celebrity. David. Fickling. 20 November 2004. The Guardian. 19 November 2018.