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Alligator Creek QLD 4740

408 addresses · 31 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Alligator Creek · 784 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Alligator Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 897 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,321 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

897Population
37Median age
$2,321Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Sarina, 11.4 km south · Airport: Mackay Airport, 17.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 19.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Alligator Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Alligator Creek QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 67.3%

Population by age in Alligator Creek
Population by age, Alligator Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-461
5-14136
15-1954
20-2428
25-34120
35-44114
45-54136
55-64134
65-7477
75-8426
85+3
Dwelling types in Alligator Creek
Dwelling types, Alligator Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House266
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other21
Households by weekly income in Alligator Creek
Households by weekly income, Alligator Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65027
$650-1,49956
$1,500-2,99987
$3,000+91
Top ancestries in Alligator Creek
Top ancestries, Alligator Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian419
English300
Scottish103
Irish97
Ancestry NS78
German58
Housing tenure in Alligator Creek
Housing tenure, Alligator Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned99
Mortgage148
Rented29
Other3
Cars per household in Alligator Creek
Cars per household, Alligator Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
010
150
2120
361
4+38
Commute to work in Alligator Creek
Commute to work, Alligator Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car312
Train0
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home30
Top countries of birth in Alligator Creek
Top countries of birth, Alligator Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England10
Germany10
New Zealand9
Zimbabwe5
Wales4
Malta3
Languages used at home in Alligator Creek
Languages used at home, Alligator Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

319 bird observations recorded near Alligator Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Alligator 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.