106 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 91
- 2021: 106
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dirty Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dirty Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dirty Creek is just 32 years old, making it noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This small community of 106 people is shaped by a high number of children and very few seniors. It is an area where young families are far more common than the usual Australian pattern.
106
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- 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 Dirty Creek — lower than 57% of areas.
| Dirty Creek | 106 |
|---|---|
| 2456, NSW | 17,141 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 32, which is among the lowest ages for similar areas and noticeably younger than the national typical age of 38.
32 yrs —
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 25.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors are so few here, with those aged 65 and over making up only 7.5% of residents.
7.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dirty Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the residents have never been married.
5.7% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dirty Creek, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (26%) and Divorced (17%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Dirty Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dirty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11263/dirty-creek/topic/demographics-identity