12,272 ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,791
- 2016: 12,075
- 2021: 12,272
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Muswellbrook · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Muswellbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A younger-than-average population defines daily life in Muswellbrook, where the typical resident is just 35. With 12,272 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, marked by a high number of families with children.
12,272
▲ +4.1%
- 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 Muswellbrook — higher than 88% of areas.
| Muswellbrook | 12,272 |
|---|---|
| 2333, NSW | 13,795 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 22% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain the young age profile, as seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 14%.
14.0% ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.0% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Muswellbrook splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 13.1% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Additionally, 15.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate well above the 11.5% across Australia.
13.1% ▲ +116.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Muswellbrook splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12879/muswellbrook/topic/demographics-identity