Suburb in Muswellbrook

Castle Rock, NSW

Castle Rock had a population of 131 at the 2021 Census (−25.1% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $2,389. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Castle Rock at a glance

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

In Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Castle Rock's population shrank by 25.1% to 131, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 16.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.6%.

34.2% of households rent, close to the NSW average of 33.1%. 28.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 38 households.

The median household earns $2,389 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829.

5.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 21.7% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Castle Rock beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureCastle RockNSWAustralia
Population1318,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−25.1%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.038.438.2
Households382,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting34.2%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright28.9%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,389$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$350$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,142$1,866
Born overseas5.2%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion21.7%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

−25.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2052011
  2. 1752016
  3. 1312021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Castle Rock New South Wales
Share of people by age, Castle Rock and New South Wales
0–916.0%
10–1913.0%
20–296.1%
30–398.4%
40–4912.2%
50–5916.0%
60–6916.0%
70–794.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Castle Rock at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian62.6%
  2. English45.5%
  3. Australian Aboriginal8.1%
  4. German7.3%
  5. Italian6.5%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.6%

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

Around Castle Rock

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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