Duns Creek, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Duns Creek is more socio-economically advantaged than about 79% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1041, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Duns Creek at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 582
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $2,236
- SEIFA score
- 1041
- Coordinates
- -32.6098, 151.6604
Duns Creek demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Duns Creek using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31%, 6% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 108 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 87 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 119 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 180 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 84 | 15% |
Share of the 578 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 78 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 94 | 50% |
| Rented | 12 | 6% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 187 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 187 occupied private dwellings in Duns Creek.
- Median weekly rent
- $355
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,510
- Median weekly personal income
- $845
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 50 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 18 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 31 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 234 (52%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Employed full-time
- 160
- Employed part-time
- 115
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Duns Creek
Where is Duns Creek?
Duns Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Duns Creek?
At the 2021 Census, Duns Creek had a population of about 582.
Is Duns Creek an advantaged area?
Duns Creek has an ABS SEIFA score of 1041, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 79 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 79% of Australian suburbs.
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