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Muscle Creek, NSW

Muscle Creek had a population of 313 at the 2021 Census (−0.6% since 2016). Median age 37.9. Median weekly household income $3,375. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Muscle 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, Muscle Creek's population shrank by 0.6% to 313, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). Its median age of 37.9 is close to the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 11.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.9%.

7.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 26.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 98 households.

The median household earns $3,375 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829.

4.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.3% use a language other than English at home. 30.2% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Muscle Creek beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMuscle CreekNSWAustralia
Population3138,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.6%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age37.938.438.2
Households982,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting7.1%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright26.5%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,375$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week–$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,273$2,142$1,866
Born overseas4.6%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.3%28.2%23.6%
No religion30.2%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

−0.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2532011
  2. 3152016
  3. 3132021

Age

Median age 37.9, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Muscle Creek New South Wales
Share of people by age, Muscle Creek and New South Wales
0–911.5%
10–1918.5%
20–298.6%
30–3913.1%
40–4916.0%
50–5920.8%
60–697.3%
70–791.9%
80+1.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Muscle Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian55.5%
  2. English49.8%
  3. Irish11.3%
  4. Scottish8.6%
  5. German5.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog1.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines1.7%
  2. England1.0%
  3. the Netherlands1.0%

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

Around Muscle Creek

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