233 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 247
- 2016: 219
- 2021: 233
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burrell Creek · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are far more common in Burrell Creek than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 54, making the community far older than the national figure of 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burrell Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
| Burrell Creek | 233 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 9,650 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Burrell Creek has 233 people, which is larger than about 57% of similar areas.
233 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs ▲ +8.0%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily skewed towards older adults and seniors, who make up 67.8% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 11.6%.
21.9% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Burrell Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (12%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 13.6%, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
3.4% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Burrell Creek, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Burrell Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10706/burrell-creek/topic/demographics-identity