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Middle Pocket, NSW

Middle Pocket had a population of 141 at the 2021 Census (+2.2% since 2016). Median age 42.7. Median weekly household income $1,850. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Middle Pocket at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Middle Pocket's population grew by 2.2% to 141, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.7, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 18.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.3%.

24.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 42.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 45 households.

The median household earns $1,850 a week, in line with the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $591 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $285 a month.

15.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 2.5% use a language other than English at home. 59.3% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Middle Pocket beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMiddle PocketNSWAustralia
Population1418,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.738.438.2
Households452,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting24.4%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright42.2%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,850$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$591$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$285$2,142$1,866
Born overseas15.3%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home2.5%28.2%23.6%
No religion59.3%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 562011
  2. 1382016
  3. 1412021

Age

Median age 42.7, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Middle Pocket New South Wales
Share of people by age, Middle Pocket and New South Wales
0–918.4%
10–195.0%
20–299.2%
30–3911.3%
40–4919.1%
50–5912.1%
60–6910.6%
70–7911.3%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Middle Pocket at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English58.4%
  2. Australian34.5%
  3. Scottish21.2%
  4. Irish17.7%
  5. German5.3%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England10.5%
  2. New Zealand6.1%
  3. the United States3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Middle Pocket

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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