54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44
- 2021: 54
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kunghur Creek · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines Kunghur Creek, where the typical resident is 54. This sparsely populated area has only 54 people, with a distinctive age profile and a high number of couple-based households.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kunghur Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
| Kunghur Creek | 54 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 20,083 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 54 years old, which is far older than the typical New South Wales resident by 15 years. The total population is small, making it smaller than about 70% of similar areas.
54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
While seniors aged 65 and over make up only 9.3% of the population—well below the national figure of 17.2%—the area has a high proportion of older adults aged 45 to 64 at 33.3%. Children under 15 account for 18.5%, which is about the same as the national average.
9.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kunghur Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 22.2%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living here, a rate well below the national average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kunghur Creek, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kunghur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12222/kunghur-creek/topic/demographics-identity