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Clearfield vs Myrtle Creek

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Clearfield profile · Myrtle Creek profile

Clearfield Myrtle Creek

Myrtle Creek (NSW) and Clearfield are both sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. Myrtle Creek (NSW) is the larger of the two with 92 residents, while Clearfield is largely non-residential with no population. Myrtle Creek (NSW) has more infrastructure and people, including one school and eight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Typical weekly family incomes are well higher in Myrtle Creek (NSW) at $1,125 compared to $900 in Clearfield.

Both areas are completely car-dependent and share very similar income levels, with typical weekly household incomes sitting around $850 to $899. This shared reliance on cars is consistent across both locations, as neither has any homes within a 15-minute walk of shops, parks, or health services. This lack of local amenities is common to both, though the typical age of residents is slightly older in Myrtle Creek (NSW) at 60 compared to 58 in Clearfield.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +92 larger in Myrtle Creek gap widening
0 0th pct 92 39th pct
  • First area, 2016: 10
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 236
  • Second area, 2016: 86
  • Second area, 2021: 92
Median age in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +2 yrs older in Myrtle Creek gap steady
58 yrs 90th pct 60 yrs 93rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 50 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 58 yrs
  • Second area, 2011: 50 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 60 yrs
— 8.7% 86th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.7%
— 28.3% 83rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 25.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 28.3%
— 13.0% 26th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 11.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 15.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.0%
— 14.9% 70th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 15.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.9%

Ancestry & Birthplace

— 8.7% 37th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.7%

Language

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

— 29.3% 22nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 24.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 32.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 29.3%

Education & Qualifications

— 25.6% 8th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 23.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 27.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.6%
— 4.7% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 4.7%
Schools ≤3 km in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +1 more in Myrtle Creek
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
— 17 3rd pct
— 896 12th pct

Income

Personal income in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +$17 higher in Clearfield gap narrowing
$474 10th pct $457 9th pct
  • First area, 2016: $350
  • First area, 2021: $474
  • Second area, 2011: $294
  • Second area, 2016: $478
  • Second area, 2021: $457
Household income in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +$49 higher in Clearfield
$899 10th pct $850 8th pct
  • First area, 2021: $899
  • Second area, 2011: $712
  • Second area, 2016: $1,041
  • Second area, 2021: $850
Family income in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +$225 higher in Myrtle Creek
$900 4th pct $1,125 10th pct
  • First area, 2021: $900
  • Second area, 2011: $715
  • Second area, 2016: $1,208
  • Second area, 2021: $1,125
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
High-income homes in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek
— 33.7% 73rd pct
— 9.8% 66th pct
Needs assistance in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek
— 12.0% 94th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 16.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.0%

Community Participation

— 15.1% 35th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 23.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 18.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.1%
— 22.1% 93rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 18.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 22.1%
Unpaid child care in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek
— 17.4% 18th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 15.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.4%
— 8.1% 92nd pct
— 34.9% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 28.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 34.9%

First Nations

First Nations people in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +8 larger in Myrtle Creek
0 0th pct 8 57th pct
— 34 yrs 72nd pct
— $574 43rd pct
Household income in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek
— $1,625 47th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +0.9 larger in Myrtle Creek gap widening
1.5 0th pct 2.4 43rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.0
  • First area, 2021: 1.5
  • Second area, 2011: 2.9
  • Second area, 2016: 2.6
  • Second area, 2021: 2.4
— 24.6% 92nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 10.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 24.6%
— 23.5% 49th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 20.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 22.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 23.5%

Family composition

100.0% Couples without children ◂ +61.5 pts 38.5%
0.0% Couples with children +27.7 pts ▸ 27.7%
0.0% One-parent families +24.6 pts ▸ 24.6%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

— $290 54th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $50
  • Second area, 2016: $80
  • Second area, 2021: $290
Mortgage in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +$55 higher in Clearfield
$655 5th pct $600 4th pct
  • First area, 2021: $655
  • Second area, 2011: $1,170
  • Second area, 2016: $888
  • Second area, 2021: $600
People / bedroom in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +0.40 higher in Clearfield
1.30 100th pct 0.90 86th pct
  • First area, 2021: 1.30
  • Second area, 2011: 1.20
  • Second area, 2016: 0.70
  • Second area, 2021: 0.90
— 17.6% 53rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 17.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.6%
— 58.8% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 45.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 44.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 58.8%
— 100.0% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 100.0%
— 73.5% 35th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 55.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 92.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 73.5%

Transport & Vehicles

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 32.0% 84th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 32.0%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
— 0.00 0th pct
— 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

— 20.2% 16th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 29.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 20.2%

Jobs & Industry

— 16.7% 99th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 7.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 16.7%
— 27.9% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 42.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 51.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 27.9%
— 40.0% 2nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 66.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 37.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 40.0%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct 0.0 22nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 30th pct
15-min city in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
— 21.7 64th pct
Intersections/km² in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek even
0 0th pct 0 22nd pct
Mean slope in Clearfieldin Myrtle Creek +0.4 pts higher in Myrtle Creek
4.9% 40th pct 5.2% 45th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Clearfield vs Myrtle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10926/clearfield/vs/SAL12890/myrtle-creek