65 ▼ -60.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 164
- 2016: 76
- 2021: 65
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Godfreys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Godfreys Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very small population of just 65 people lives in Godfreys Creek, where the age profile is far older than the national average. The most striking feature is that 40% of the residents are seniors, making it one of the oldest areas of its kind.
65
▼ -60.4%
- 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 Godfreys Creek — lower than 68% of areas.
| Godfreys Creek | 65 |
|---|---|
| 2586, NSW | 2,871 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46 years old, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39.
46 yrs ▼ -4.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 40% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children is so low, at just 9.2%.
40.0% ▲ +109.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Godfreys Creek, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Youth (15–24) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 16.7% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% figure for Australia. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the state average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +330.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Godfreys Creek, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Godfreys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11695/godfreys-creek/topic/demographics-identity