Carneys Creek QLD 4310
61 addresses · 7 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Carneys Creek · 95 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Carneys Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 71 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Boonah statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Carneys 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: 62.9% 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 | 62.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 75.5% |
Demographics
Population by age in Carneys Creek
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 8 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 8 |
| 55-64 | 11 |
| 65-74 | 18 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Carneys Creek
| House | 26 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Carneys Creek
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Carneys Creek
| Australian | 40 |
|---|---|
| English | 25 |
| Irish | 15 |
| German | 10 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Other | 4 |
Housing tenure in Carneys Creek
| Owned | 23 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Carneys Creek
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Carneys Creek
| Car | 12 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Languages used at home in Carneys Creek
| Greek | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
544 bird observations recorded near Carneys Creek — most often seen:
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (32)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (31)
- Pied Currawong (28)
- Australian Magpie (23)
- Central Eastern White-throated Treecreeper (22)
- Bell Miner (21)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (19)
- Laughing Kookaburra (19)
- Mistletoebird (19)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (19)
- Torresian Crow (19)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (18)
- Eastern Whipbird (18)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Carneys Creek
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (17)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (17)
- Leaden Flycatcher (17)
- Spangled Drongo (17)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (16)
- White-throated Treecreeper (16)
- Willie Wagtail (16)
- Noisy Miner (15)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (15)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (15)
- Spotted Pardalote (15)
- Australian King-parrot (14)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (14)
- Australian Torresian Crow (13)
- Grey Fantail (13)
- Olive-backed Oriole (13)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (13)
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 Carneys Creek:
- Burnett Creek (5.3 km)
- Croftby (8.4 km)
- The Head (12.5 km)
- Coochin (14.2 km)
- Maroon (15.1 km)
- Moogerah (15.4 km)
- Mount Alford (16.2 km)
- Clumber (18.6 km)
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Streets
- Carneys Creek Road (33)
- Chalk Road (5)
- Hardcastle Road (3)
- Hardcastles Road (3)
- Head Road (12)
- Wickman Road (4)
- Wilkinson Road (1)
