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Captain Creek QLD 4677

327 addresses · 12 streets

Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Captain Creek · 377 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Captain Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 452 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $837 a week, with median rent near $313 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

452Population
49Median age
$837Median household income / wk
$313Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Agnes Water - Miriam Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Captain Creek itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 81.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Captain Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Captain Creek QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202081.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202194.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.3% · Labour-force participation 50.7%

Population by age in Captain Creek
Population by age, Captain Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-420
5-1465
15-1919
20-2411
25-3431
35-4461
45-5483
55-64101
65-7451
75-8413
85+4
Dwelling types in Captain Creek
Dwelling types, Captain Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House157
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Captain Creek
Households by weekly income, Captain Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65044
$650-1,49956
$1,500-2,99934
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Captain Creek
Top ancestries, Captain Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English186
Australian163
Ancestry NS64
Scottish42
German33
Irish30
Housing tenure in Captain Creek
Housing tenure, Captain Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned83
Mortgage56
Rented7
Other6
Cars per household in Captain Creek
Cars per household, Captain Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
05
148
268
331
4+4
Commute to work in Captain Creek
Commute to work, Captain Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car109
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Captain Creek
Top countries of birth, Captain Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand15
England12
Germany10
India5
Scotland4
Languages used at home in Captain Creek
Languages used at home, Captain Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

233 bird observations recorded near Captain Creek — most often seen:

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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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