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Repentance Creek, NSW

Repentance Creek had a population of 118 at the 2021 Census (+13.5% since 2016). Median age 47.9. Median weekly household income $1,083. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Repentance Creek at a glance

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

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Repentance Creek's population grew by 13.5% to 118, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 47.9, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 14.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.6%.

20.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 36.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 44 households.

The median household earns $1,083 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829.

26.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 14.2% use a language other than English at home. 69.3% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Repentance Creek beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureRepentance CreekNSWAustralia
Population1188,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+13.5%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age47.938.438.2
Households442,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting20.5%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright36.4%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,083$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week–$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$951$2,142$1,866
Born overseas26.5%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home14.2%28.2%23.6%
No religion69.3%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

+13.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 982011
  2. 1042016
  3. 1182021

Age

Median age 47.9, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Repentance Creek New South Wales
Share of people by age, Repentance Creek and New South Wales
0–914.4%
10–1914.4%
20–297.6%
30–396.8%
40–4920.3%
50–5924.6%
60–6922.9%
70–797.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Repentance Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English54.9%
  2. Irish35.3%
  3. Australian29.4%
  4. Scottish9.8%
  5. German7.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Japanese4.0%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages3.0%
  3. Spanish3.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.9%
  2. New Zealand7.9%
  3. Chile3.0%
  4. Germany3.0%

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

Around Repentance Creek

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