35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Macks Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Macks Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Macks Creek than in most other areas. The community is small and noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 43.
35
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- 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 Macks Creek — lower than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Macks Creek is a sparsely populated area with only 35 residents, making it smaller than about 78% of similar places.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no seniors aged 65 and over here, which is far below the national figure. However, children under 15 make up 20% of the population, a little above the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Macks Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Children (0–14) (37%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very common here at 20%, far above the 3.2% seen across Australia. This is a place where most people are in a partnership, with 47.6% in de facto relationships, which is far above the state average.
20.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
47.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Macks Creek, Married is the majority at 74%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Macks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21563/macks-creek/topic/demographics-identity