Trying to do a definitive demographic survey of Crystal Waters residents is like trying hanging onto the tail of one of our more welcome native species - the carpet snake or python. The harder you try to hold on, the faster it slithers away from you!

Crystal Waters community is anything but static. It is a constantly evolving,dynamic and ever-changing population made up of Lot Owners and their families, tenants, woofers, visitors, course participants. Some people come, fall madly in love with the place, buy or rent, stay awhile, change their minds, leave - occasionally all within a few months. Or perhaps they arrive for a 2-week course or a holiday and to their surprise, never leave. We have many stories like that.

Of the 132 adults living in the Village, August 2000, there are 35 original titleholders still living on their Lots (22 over 12 years). This means they have been living here more than 10 years and represent over 30% of the community. In the last couple of years alone we've acquired at least 14 new sets of Lot Owners. The rest have probably been here around 5 years on average. Of the current Lot Owners or Leaseholders, there are 35 couples, 28 female owners and 34 male owners, which give a total of 69 males and 63 females.

Not all the Lot Owners are actually residing here as there are 11 lots for sale, most of which are rented out. As well as those who own their Crystal Waters properties, there are an additional 3 couples, plus 10 single female and 8 male tenants renting or sharing, some of whom have been here for several years. There is often a lot of swapping about with the tenants as properties are taken off the market or Lot Owners take on houseminders to rent, for instance when they travel overseas. It is not a satisfactory situation for those people wishing to live permanently at Crystal Waters who can't afford to buy in. It is becoming imperative that more suitable and long-term rental property be provided in some way or another.

Of the 62 children aged between 6m and 18yrs (31 boys and 31 girls), approximately 20 or so were born on the property, though many more who have since moved on with their parents have chosen Crystal Waters as their birthplace. We always warn young women who come to live here that it is an extremely fertile environment! Quite a number of these children are living predominantly with single or separated parents.

Nationalities: 16 at last count...

From: Australia, Austria, Germany, France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Switzerland, S Africa, New Zealand, Holland, Denmark, USA, Canada.

Age range:

From 2 months to 89 years young - with more on the way!.