Suburb in Mid-Coast

Purfleet, NSW

Purfleet had a population of 107 at the 2021 Census (−15.7% since 2016). Median age 35.3. Median weekly household income $450. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Purfleet at a glance

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

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Purfleet's population shrank by 15.7% to 107, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 35.3, it is younger than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 20.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.5%.

92.6% of households rent, a larger share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 31 households.

The median household earns $450 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 15.6% use a language other than English at home. 59.3% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Purfleet beside NSW and Australia.

MeasurePurfleetNSWAustralia
Population1078,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−15.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age35.338.438.2
Households312,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting92.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$450$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$178$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,142$1,866
Born overseas0.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home15.6%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

−15.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1562011
  2. 1272016
  3. 1072021

Age

Median age 35.3, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Purfleet New South Wales
Share of people by age, Purfleet and New South Wales
0–920.6%
10–197.5%
20–2917.8%
30–3911.2%
40–4911.2%
50–5915.0%
60–6912.1%
70–792.8%
80+3.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Purfleet at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal98.9%
  2. English8.8%
  3. Chinese5.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages16.9%

Country of birth

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

Around Purfleet

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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