290 ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 220
- 2016: 249
- 2021: 290
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Majors Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Majors Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Majors Creek, where 33.4% of the population falls into this bracket. The area is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 47. It is a small community of 290 people with a notably high proportion of seniors.
290
▲ +31.8%
- 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 Majors Creek — higher than 59% of areas.
| Majors Creek | 290 |
|---|---|
| 2622, NSW | 4,141 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47 years old, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales by 8 years. This population of 290 is larger than about 60% of similar areas.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This is balanced by a higher than usual number of children under 15, who account for 20% of the community.
22.4% ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Majors Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 20.4% of people in such partnerships, a figure well above the New South Wales average. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures.
1.0% ▲ —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.4% ▲ +417.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Majors Creek, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Majors Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12461/majors-creek/topic/demographics-identity