Suburb in Lithgow

McKellars Park, NSW

McKellars Park had a population of 210 at the 2021 Census (−7.5% since 2016). Median age 39.0. Median weekly household income $1,390. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

McKellars Park at a glance

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

In Central West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, McKellars Park's population shrank by 7.5% to 210, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). Its median age of 39.0 is close to the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 18.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.6%.

25.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 55.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 86 households.

The median household earns $1,390 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $340 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,569 a month.

16.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 9.8% use a language other than English at home. 41.5% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, McKellars Park beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMcKellars ParkNSWAustralia
Population2108,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016−7.5%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age39.039.038.0
Households862,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting25.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright55.8%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,390$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$340$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,569$2,167$1,863
Born overseas16.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home9.8%28.2%23.6%
No religion41.5%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

−7.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1922011
  2. 2272016
  3. 2102021

Age

Median age 39.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

McKellars Park New South Wales
Share of people by age, McKellars Park and New South Wales
0–918.6%
10–193.8%
20–2914.8%
30–3913.8%
40–496.7%
50–5917.6%
60–6912.4%
70–7913.3%
80+4.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in McKellars Park at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.8%
  2. English40.5%
  3. Irish12.3%
  4. Australian Aboriginal10.3%
  5. Scottish10.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans2.0%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages2.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.5%
  2. the Netherlands2.0%
  3. South Africa2.0%

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

Around McKellars Park

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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