Suburby Get to know your Aussie suburb
List your business

Watsons Creek NSW 2355

91 addresses · 14 streets

New England Electorate › Tamworth Regional LGA › Watsons Creek · 352 km from Sydney

Living Here

Watsons Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 94 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $743 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

94Population
53Median age
$743Median household income / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Loading nearby places…

Run a business in Watsons Creek? Get listed →

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 49.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Watsons Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Watsons Creek NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202049.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202171.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.1% · Labour-force participation 53.6%

Population by age in Watsons Creek
Population by age, Watsons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-149
15-190
20-240
25-3410
35-4413
45-5418
55-6414
65-7419
75-8410
85+5
Dwelling types in Watsons Creek
Dwelling types, Watsons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House46
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Watsons Creek
Households by weekly income, Watsons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,49913
$1,500-2,9993
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Watsons Creek
Top ancestries, Watsons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English50
Australian36
Irish22
Scottish18
Aboriginal16
German7
Housing tenure in Watsons Creek
Housing tenure, Watsons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned32
Mortgage8
Rented0
Other4
Cars per household in Watsons Creek
Cars per household, Watsons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
115
218
35
4+0
Commute to work in Watsons Creek
Commute to work, Watsons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car12
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Watsons Creek
Top countries of birth, Watsons Creek NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand4
England3
Philippines3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

396 bird observations recorded near Watsons Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Watsons 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.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Watsons Creek:

Embed this suburb

Add this free Watsons Creek stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

Keep an eye on Watsons Creek

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Streets

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