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Dows Creek QLD 4754

77 addresses · 14 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Dows Creek · 830 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Dows Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 146 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,562 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

146Population
41Median age
$2,562Median household income / wk
$180Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Pioneer Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dows Creek itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
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: 31.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dows Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Dows Creek QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202031.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202159.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 75.9%

Population by age in Dows Creek
Population by age, Dows Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-412
5-1424
15-195
20-249
25-3414
35-4416
45-5425
55-6425
65-7413
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Dows Creek
Dwelling types, Dows Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House48
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dows Creek
Households by weekly income, Dows Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4997
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Dows Creek
Top ancestries, Dows Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English71
Australian64
Scottish22
Irish18
Aboriginal12
German11
Housing tenure in Dows Creek
Housing tenure, Dows Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned14
Mortgage20
Rented3
Other3
Cars per household in Dows Creek
Cars per household, Dows Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
17
214
38
4+13
Commute to work in Dows Creek
Commute to work, Dows Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car55
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home5
Top countries of birth in Dows Creek
Top countries of birth, Dows Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

410 bird observations recorded near Dows 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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