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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
- First area, 2016: 10
- First area, 2021: 0
- Second area, 2011: 236
- Second area, 2016: 86
- Second area, 2021: 92
- 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
Ancestry & Birthplace
Language
Religion
Education & Qualifications
Income
- First area, 2016: $350
- First area, 2021: $474
- Second area, 2011: $294
- Second area, 2016: $478
- Second area, 2021: $457
- First area, 2021: $899
- Second area, 2011: $712
- Second area, 2016: $1,041
- Second area, 2021: $850
- First area, 2021: $900
- Second area, 2011: $715
- Second area, 2016: $1,208
- Second area, 2021: $1,125
Health & Disability
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- 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
Family composition
Housing & Dwellings
- Second area, 2011: $50
- Second area, 2016: $80
- Second area, 2021: $290
- First area, 2021: $655
- Second area, 2011: $1,170
- Second area, 2016: $888
- Second area, 2021: $600
- First area, 2021: 1.30
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
Transport & Vehicles
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Walkability
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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