Myrtle Creek NSW 2469
74 addresses · 10 streets
Page Electorate › Richmond Valley LGA › Myrtle Creek · 553 km from Sydney
Living Here
Myrtle Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 92 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $850 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Casino Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Myrtle Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 69.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 69.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 71.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 8.3% · Labour-force participation 28.9%
Population by age in Myrtle Creek
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 8 |
| 35-44 | 8 |
| 45-54 | 17 |
| 55-64 | 25 |
| 65-74 | 15 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Myrtle Creek
| House | 34 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Myrtle Creek
| <$650 | 13 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Myrtle Creek
| Australian | 40 |
|---|---|
| English | 30 |
| Ancestry NS | 16 |
| Aboriginal | 7 |
| Irish | 7 |
| Scottish | 4 |
Housing tenure in Myrtle Creek
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 6 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Myrtle Creek
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Myrtle Creek
| Car | 12 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Top countries of birth in Myrtle Creek
| England | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,128 bird observations recorded near Myrtle Creek — most often seen:
- Variegated Fairy-wren (78)
- Restless Flycatcher (54)
- Southern Noisy Friarbird (54)
- Southern Fuscous Honeyeater (53)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (50)
- Little Lorikeet (50)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (48)
- Australian Torresian Crow (44)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (44)
- North-eastern Yellow Robin (43)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (43)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (43)
- Noisy Friarbird (41)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Myrtle Creek
- Southern Red-browed Finch (40)
- South-eastern Brown Treecreeper (36)
- Fuscous Honeyeater (35)
- Willie Wagtail (34)
- Eastern Grey-crowned Babbler (33)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (33)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (28)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (27)
- Eastern White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (27)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (26)
- Mistletoebird (25)
- Grey Fantail (24)
- Eastern Dusky Woodswallow (23)
- Eastern Shrike-tit (23)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (23)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (23)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (23)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Myrtle Creek:
- Rappville (7.9 km)
- Clearfield (9.4 km)
- West Bungawalbin (10.4 km)
- Camira (10.6 km)
- Six Mile Swamp (13.5 km)
- Coombell (14.3 km)
- Wyan (14.4 km)
- Ellangowan (14.4 km)
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Streets
- Avenue Road (12)
- Bailey Road (6)
- Bungawalbin Whiporie Road (1)
- Clearfield Road (2)
- Elliotts Road (27)
- Main Camp Road (1)
- Myrtle Creek Road (8)
- Myrtle Forest Road (8)
- Summerland Way (8)
- Tulk Road (1)
