30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shark Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Shark Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Shark Creek is 56, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has only 30 people and is defined by a lack of children and young people.
30
—
- 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 Shark Creek — lower than 81% of areas.
| Shark Creek | 30 |
|---|---|
| 2463, NSW | 8,304 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small, with only 30 people living here. Residents are far older than those in New South Wales and Australia, with a typical age of 56.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. While seniors aged 65 and over make up 16.7% of the population, older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 43.3%.
16.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Shark Creek, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 57%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure. Additionally, there are no people in de facto relationships, and 37% of residents have never been married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 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 Shark Creek, Never married is the majority at 56%; 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 Shark Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Shark Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13544/shark-creek/topic/demographics-identity