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Muscle Creek NSW 2333

149 addresses · 10 streets

Hunter Electorate › Muswellbrook LGA › Muscle Creek · 178 km from Sydney

Living Here

Muscle Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 313 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $3,083 a week, with median rent near $243 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

313Population
38Median age
$3,083Median household income / wk
$243Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Muswellbrook, 7.3 km west · Airport: Scone Airport, 30.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 30.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Muscle Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Muscle Creek NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202148.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 78.9%

Population by age in Muscle Creek
Population by age, Muscle Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-1458
15-1926
20-2414
25-3428
35-4454
45-5461
55-6444
65-7419
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Muscle Creek
Dwelling types, Muscle Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House99
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Muscle Creek
Households by weekly income, Muscle Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,4996
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+51
Top ancestries in Muscle Creek
Top ancestries, Muscle Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian167
English150
Irish34
Scottish26
German15
Ancestry NS12
Housing tenure in Muscle Creek
Housing tenure, Muscle Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned26
Mortgage65
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Muscle Creek
Cars per household, Muscle Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
250
325
4+15
Commute to work in Muscle Creek
Commute to work, Muscle Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car134
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home21
Top countries of birth in Muscle Creek
Top countries of birth, Muscle Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines5
England3
Netherlands3
Languages used at home in Muscle Creek
Languages used at home, Muscle Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,206 bird observations recorded near Muscle Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Muscle 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.