Suburb in Dungog

Main Creek, NSW

Main Creek had a population of 95 at the 2021 Census (+8.0% since 2016). Median age 58.3. Median weekly household income $1,550. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Main Creek at a glance

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

In Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Main Creek's population grew by 8.0% to 95, in step with New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 58.3, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 4.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 23.2%.

17.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 46.7% 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 $1,550 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $172 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,000 a month.

14.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.4% use a language other than English at home. 34.7% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Main Creek beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMain CreekNSWAustralia
Population958,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age58.338.438.2
Households452,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting17.8%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright46.7%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,550$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$172$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,000$2,142$1,866
Born overseas14.9%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.4%28.2%23.6%
No religion34.7%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

+8.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 962011
  2. 882016
  3. 952021

Age

Median age 58.3, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Main Creek New South Wales
Share of people by age, Main Creek and New South Wales
0–94.2%
10–1914.7%
20–294.2%
30–395.3%
40–4913.7%
50–5915.8%
60–6930.5%
70–7918.9%
80+4.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Main Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English54.3%
  2. Australian38.0%
  3. Scottish14.1%
  4. Australian Aboriginal5.4%
  5. Irish5.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. French3.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand6.5%
  2. England4.3%
  3. France4.3%

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

Around Main Creek

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