213 —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 197
- 2021: 213
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Crackenback · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 213 people in Crackenback have never been married. This small community is noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 45.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Crackenback — higher than 55% of areas.
| Crackenback | 213 |
|---|---|
| 2627, NSW | 5,263 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 45, making the area noticeably older than both New South Wales and Australia.
213 —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% 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 only 10.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure. People aged 65 and over are also much less common than in most areas at 11.3%.
11.3% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Crackenback splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Young adults (25–44) (32%), with Youth (15–24) at 11%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.8%, a figure much lower than most other areas.
2.3% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Crackenback, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 39%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Crackenback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11103/crackenback/topic/demographics-identity