Etna Creek QLD 4702
111 addresses · 15 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Livingstone LGA › Etna Creek · 539 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Etna Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,029 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $200 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 Ancestry NS, Australian, English. 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 Glenlee - Rockyview statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Etna Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
Getting around. Airport: Rockhampton Airport, 18.7 km south.
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: 9.5% 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 | 9.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 39.4% |
Demographics
Population by age in Etna Creek
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 47 |
| 15-19 | 22 |
| 20-24 | 114 |
| 25-34 | 307 |
| 35-44 | 264 |
| 45-54 | 137 |
| 55-64 | 96 |
| 65-74 | 14 |
| 75-84 | 16 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Etna Creek
| House | 73 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Etna Creek
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 19 |
Top ancestries in Etna Creek
| Ancestry NS | 812 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 110 |
| English | 98 |
| Irish | 30 |
| Scottish | 23 |
| German | 18 |
Housing tenure in Etna Creek
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 33 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Etna Creek
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 35 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 19 |
Commute to work in Etna Creek
| Car | 90 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Etna Creek
| New Zealand | 24 |
|---|---|
| England | 5 |
| Fiji | 4 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Etna Creek
| Portuguese | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
878 bird observations recorded near Etna Creek — most often seen:
- Pied Butcherbird (55)
- Magpie-lark (46)
- Australian Magpie (45)
- Crested Pigeon (44)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (40)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (38)
- Peaceful Dove (37)
- Brown Honeyeater (36)
- Torresian Crow (35)
- Double-barred Finch (33)
- Galah (31)
- Black Kite (30)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (30)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Etna Creek
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (28)
- Pale-headed Rosella (28)
- Mistletoebird (27)
- Willie Wagtail (27)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (25)
- Pheasant Coucal (24)
- Laughing Kookaburra (22)
- Little Friarbird (22)
- Brown Falcon (21)
- Australasian Figbird (20)
- Noisy Miner (20)
- Red-winged Parrot (20)
- White-throated Honeyeater (20)
- Eastern Koel (19)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (19)
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (18)
- Spangled Drongo (18)
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 Etna Creek:
- The Caves (3.6 km)
- Glendale (4.6 km)
- Glenlee (7.8 km)
- Rockyview (8 km)
- Sandringham (9 km)
- Wattlebank (9.3 km)
- Parkhurst (11.3 km)
- Barmoya (11.3 km)
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Streets
- Auton & Johnson Road (1)
- Auton And Johnsons Road (1)
- Bakers Road (4)
- Belmont Road (1)
- Bruce Highway (25)
- Etna Creek Road (17)
- Garn Hatch Lane (7)
- Greiss Road (2)
- Lindleys Road (20)
- Meldrum Road (2)
- Olives Road (1)
- South Yaamba Road (1)
- Steiners Road (3)
- Vass Road (23)
- Yaamba Road (3)
