47 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46
- 2021: 47
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Black Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Black Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Black Creek is 59, making it a far older place than the national figure of 38. With only 47 people living across the area, it is a sparsely populated part of the region where older adults make up more than half the population.
47
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Black Creek — lower than 73% of areas.
| Black Creek | 47 |
|---|---|
| 2439, NSW | 4,031 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 47, which is smaller than about 73% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 only 8.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so old, with those aged 65 and over representing 23.4% of residents.
23.4% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Black Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure. Around 14.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate higher than most similar areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Black Creek, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Widowed (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Black Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Black Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10381/black-creek/topic/demographics-identity