50 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32
- 2021: 50
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dry Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 50 people living in Dry Creek have never married. This sparsely populated area is notably younger than most similar places, with children making up a significant portion of the small population.
50
—
- 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 Dry Creek — lower than 72% of areas.
| Dry Creek | 50 |
|---|---|
| 2337, NSW | 8,060 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Dry Creek is a small community of only 50 people. The typical resident is 39, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 26% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas.
12.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Dry Creek, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Youth (15–24) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common, with 28.2% of residents in one, a figure far above the 11.5% national average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dry Creek, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (34%) and Widowed (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11297/dry-creek/topic/demographics-identity