42 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25
- 2021: 42
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sandy Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sandy Creek is 48 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has just 42 people, with a population dominated by older adults.
42
—
- 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 Sandy Creek — lower than 76% of areas.
| Sandy Creek | 42 |
|---|---|
| 2338, NSW | 1,403 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national average of 38. This community is smaller than about 75% of similar areas.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 7.1% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 42.9%, while those aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 11.9%.
11.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sandy Creek, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 58%; Youth (15–24) is next at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 72.7% of the population, and there are no residents in de facto relationships. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander are well below the national average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sandy Creek, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sandy Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13496/sandy-creek/topic/demographics-identity