120 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 97
- 2021: 120
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Browns Creek · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of 120 people now lives in Browns Creek, where a high number of children makes the area feel younger than many similar places. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is slightly older than the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Browns Creek — lower than 56% of areas.
| Browns Creek | 120 |
|---|---|
| 2799, NSW | 4,156 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Browns Creek has a total population of 120, making it smaller than about 55% of similar areas.
120 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the proportion of seniors is much lower than most areas at just 11.7%.
11.7% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Browns Creek splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.2%. Meanwhile, there are no residents who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 3.4%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Browns Creek, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Browns Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10607/browns-creek/topic/demographics-identity