16,357 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15,791
- 2016: 16,086
- 2021: 16,357
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Muswellbrook · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Muswellbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Muswellbrook than in the rest of the state. This area is generally younger than the national average, with 16,357 residents as of 2021. It is a place where families and young people are well represented compared to other similar regions.
16,357
▲ +3.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Muswellbrook — higher than 56% of areas.
| Muswellbrook | 16,357 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Muswellbrook is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38. The population has grown by 3.6% since 2011, adding about 566 people.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.1% of the population, which is a little above the national average. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 14.9%, which is much lower than most other areas.
14.9% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Muswellbrook splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 11.7% of the population, a figure well above the 3.2% national average. Relationships are also distinct here, with 15.2% of people in de facto partnerships, which is well above the national figure.
11.7% ▲ +117.2%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Muswellbrook splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15650/muswellbrook/topic/demographics-identity