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Main Creek NSW 2420

77 addresses · 6 streets

Lyne Electorate › Dungog LGA › Main Creek · 181 km from Sydney

Living Here

Main Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 95 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,399 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

95Population
57Median age
$1,399Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dungog statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Main Creek itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dungog, 9.8 km south · Airport: Maitland Airport, 51.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 81.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Main Creek

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Main Creek NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202081.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202187.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 47.1%

Population by age in Main Creek
Population by age, Main Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-145
15-197
20-244
25-344
35-448
45-5412
55-6430
65-7415
75-849
85+0
Dwelling types in Main Creek
Dwelling types, Main Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House45
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Main Creek
Households by weekly income, Main Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Main Creek
Top ancestries, Main Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English50
Australian35
Scottish13
Aboriginal5
Irish5
Croatian4
Housing tenure in Main Creek
Housing tenure, Main Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned21
Mortgage7
Rented8
Other0
Cars per household in Main Creek
Cars per household, Main Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
214
314
4+5
Commute to work in Main Creek
Commute to work, Main Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car19
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home8
Top countries of birth in Main Creek
Top countries of birth, Main Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand6
England4
France4
Languages used at home in Main Creek
Languages used at home, Main Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,017 bird observations recorded near Main Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Main Creek

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.