136 ▼ -75.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 561
- 2016: 150
- 2021: 136
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eden Creek · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Eden Creek is 58 years old, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 136 people, where seniors and older adults make up the vast majority of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Eden Creek — lower than 54% of areas.
| Eden Creek | 136 |
|---|---|
| 2474, NSW | 6,492 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 58, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. There are 136 people living in the area.
136 ▼ -75.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
58 yrs ▲ +38.1%
Older than 90% 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 5.1% of the population, far below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so old, with 27.9% of residents being seniors aged 65 and over.
27.9% ▲ +263.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.1% ▼ -72.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Eden Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.6% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 2.9% of the population.
2.9% ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.6% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Eden Creek, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Eden Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11379/eden-creek/topic/demographics-identity