Julia Creek QLD 4823
413 addresses · 26 streets
Kennedy Electorate › McKinlay LGA › Julia Creek · 1372 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Julia Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 549 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,586 a week, with median rent near $129 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Northern Highlands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Julia Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 pharmacy
1 hospital
1 library
1 post office
2 service stations
3 gyms & sports centres
1 butcher
1 hardware store
1 mechanic
3 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Julia Creek, 600 m south-east · Airport: Julia Creek Aerodrome, 3.2 km south-west.
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: 0.7% 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 | 0.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.3% · Labour-force participation 68.8%
Population by age in Julia Creek
| 0-4 | 45 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 66 |
| 15-19 | 26 |
| 20-24 | 35 |
| 25-34 | 82 |
| 35-44 | 71 |
| 45-54 | 59 |
| 55-64 | 92 |
| 65-74 | 46 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Julia Creek
| House | 149 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Julia Creek
| <$650 | 29 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 47 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 55 |
| $3,000+ | 31 |
Top ancestries in Julia Creek
| Australian | 252 |
|---|---|
| English | 174 |
| Ancestry NS | 87 |
| Scottish | 60 |
| Irish | 58 |
| German | 36 |
Housing tenure in Julia Creek
| Owned | 72 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 33 |
| Rented | 50 |
| Other | 21 |
Cars per household in Julia Creek
| 0 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 67 |
| 2 | 56 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4+ | 25 |
Commute to work in Julia Creek
| Car | 130 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 53 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 78 |
Top countries of birth in Julia Creek
| England | 6 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Scotland | 5 |
Languages used at home in Julia Creek
| German | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,395 bird observations recorded near Julia Creek — most often seen:
- Black Kite (119)
- Magpie-lark (95)
- Crested Pigeon (81)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (78)
- Willie Wagtail (71)
- Peaceful Dove (63)
- House Sparrow (56)
- Fairy Martin (54)
- Zebra Finch (52)
- Brolga (48)
- Australian Reed Warbler (47)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (46)
- Black-faced Woodswallow (44)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Julia Creek
- Yellow-throated Miner (42)
- Whistling Kite (37)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (36)
- Dusky Moorhen (35)
- Southern Magpie-lark (35)
- Diamond Dove (34)
- Budgerigar (33)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (31)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (31)
- Australian Magpie (30)
- Grey Teal (30)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (30)
- White-necked Heron (30)
- Nankeen Kestrel (28)
- White-faced Heron (27)
- Australian Raven (26)
- Galah (26)
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 Julia Creek:
- Taldora (49.7 km)
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Streets
- Allison Street (3)
- Amberly Drive (4)
- Bunda Lane (5)
- Bunda Road (5)
- Burke Street (80)
- Byrne Street (52)
- Church Lane (5)
- Coyne Street (78)
- Eastern Creek Road (1)
- Fairway Drive (5)
- Goldring Street (37)
- Hickman Street (26)
- Julia Creek - Kynuna Road (3)
- Julia Creek Normanton Road (1)
- Julia Street (10)
- Mathews Street (15)
- Nelia Bunda Road (5)
- Netterfield Street (11)
- Old Normanton Road (8)
- Oorindi Mckinlay Road (2)
- Oorindi Road (2)
- Punchbowl Road (1)
- Quarrell Street (11)
- Railway Street (1)
- Shaw Street (40)
- Sunset Drive (2)
