Mountain Creek · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mountain 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 Mountain Creek, where the typical resident is 50 years old. This makes the area far older than both the state and national figures. With only 65 people living here, it is a small and sparsely populated place.

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📍 Mountain Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Mountain Creek sits — Total population

65
  • 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 Mountain Creek — lower than 68% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mountain Creek65
2644, NSW 2,442
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 50, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. There are 65 people in total living in the area.

65

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47
  • 2021: 65

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

50 yrs

Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48 yrs
  • 2021: 50 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 only 4.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so much older, with seniors aged 65 and over representing 21.5% of residents.

21.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 21.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

4.6%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 4.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Mountain Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most of the population are married, at 62.7%. No one identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and there are no people in de facto relationships, both of which are well below state and national figures.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Mountain Creek, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 25%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 5 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 7 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 6 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 4 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 Mountain Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12816/mountain-creek/topic/demographics-identity