Breakfast Creek · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Breakfast Creek

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up half of the population in Breakfast Creek. This is a very small, sparsely populated area where the typical resident is 55, making it far older than both the state and national figures.

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📍 Breakfast Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Breakfast Creek sits — Total population

44 ▼ -83.9%
  • 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 Breakfast Creek — lower than 75% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Breakfast Creek44
2849, NSW 1,610
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is just 44 people, which is smaller than about 74% of similar areas.

44 ▼ -83.9%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 273
  • 2016: 48
  • 2021: 44

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

55 yrs ▲ +12.2%

Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 49 yrs
  • 2016: 50 yrs
  • 2021: 55 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15 here, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 34.1% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%.

34.1% ▲ +36.9%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.9%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Breakfast Creek, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 51%; Seniors (65+) is next at 35%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most residents are married at 64.1%, and those in de facto relationships are a little above the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

12.8% ▲ +35.9%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Breakfast Creek, Married is the majority at 60%; Divorced is next at 17%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 6 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 8 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 4 males; 60–64: 7 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 4 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Breakfast Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10553/breakfast-creek/topic/demographics-identity