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Mena Creek QLD 4871

104 addresses · 7 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › Mena Creek · 1311 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Mena Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 210 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,264 a week, with median rent near $250 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, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

210Population
37Median age
$1,264Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Innisfail Aerodrome, 14.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 28.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mena Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Mena Creek QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202028.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 55.2%

Population by age in Mena Creek
Population by age, Mena Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1430
15-1919
20-248
25-3419
35-4431
45-5425
55-6431
65-7417
75-846
85+5
Dwelling types in Mena Creek
Dwelling types, Mena Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House66
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mena Creek
Households by weekly income, Mena Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49932
$1,500-2,99916
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Mena Creek
Top ancestries, Mena Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English73
Australian64
Ancestry NS28
Scottish19
German17
Other17
Housing tenure in Mena Creek
Housing tenure, Mena Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned28
Mortgage27
Rented5
Other5
Cars per household in Mena Creek
Cars per household, Mena Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
230
318
4+7
Commute to work in Mena Creek
Commute to work, Mena Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car62
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home11
Top countries of birth in Mena Creek
Top countries of birth, Mena Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England5
New Zealand5
Germany4
Singapore3
Languages used at home in Mena Creek
Languages used at home, Mena Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi5
Spanish5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

583 bird observations recorded near Mena Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mena Creek

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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