92 ▼ -61.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 236
- 2016: 86
- 2021: 92
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Myrtle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Myrtle Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Myrtle Creek, where the typical person is 60 years old. This sparsely populated area has a distinct profile, with a high proportion of seniors and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
92
▼ -61.0%
- 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 Myrtle Creek — lower than 61% of areas.
| Myrtle Creek | 92 |
|---|---|
| 2469, NSW | 4,359 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 92 people, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 60 years.
60 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 28.3% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at only 13.0%.
28.3% ▲ +89.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Myrtle Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas at 14.9%.
8.7% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Myrtle Creek, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Myrtle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12890/myrtle-creek/topic/demographics-identity