Oaky Creek QLD 4285
49 addresses · 4 streets
Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Oaky Creek · 81 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Oaky Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 96 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,416 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Beaudesert statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Oaky Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 Catholic churches
Getting around. Airport: Southport Flying Club, 52.2 km north-east.
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: 15.9% 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 | 15.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 31.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 57.3%
Population by age in Oaky Creek
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 6 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 8 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 26 |
| 65-74 | 14 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Oaky Creek
| House | 38 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Oaky Creek
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Oaky Creek
| English | 47 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 39 |
| Irish | 17 |
| Ancestry NS | 15 |
| Aboriginal | 9 |
| Scottish | 8 |
Housing tenure in Oaky Creek
| Owned | 18 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 5 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Oaky Creek
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Oaky Creek
| Car | 27 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Oaky Creek
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
| United States | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
717 bird observations recorded near Oaky Creek — most often seen:
- Australian Wood Duck (46)
- Australian Torresian Crow (44)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (38)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (36)
- Straw-necked Ibis (33)
- Australasian Grebe (32)
- Eastern Brown Honeyeater (32)
- Eastern Galah (31)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (30)
- Eastern Little Friarbird (28)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (27)
- Southern Magpie-lark (27)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (24)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Oaky Creek
- Dusky Moorhen (23)
- Pacific Black Duck (23)
- Double-barred Finch (22)
- Eastern Blue-faced Honeyeater (20)
- White-naped Honeyeater (19)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (18)
- Eastern Little Corella (18)
- Little Pied Cormorant (18)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (18)
- Common Myna (16)
- Eurasian Coot (16)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (15)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (13)
- Green Figbird (13)
- Southern Pale-headed Rosella (13)
- Australian White Ibis (12)
- Black-headed Pardalote (12)
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 Oaky Creek:
- Innisplain (4.1 km)
- Christmas Creek (5.4 km)
- Tabooba (7 km)
- Hillview (7.3 km)
- Tamrookum (8.8 km)
- Rathdowney (9.5 km)
- Running Creek (9.6 km)
- Tamrookum Creek (9.8 km)
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Streets
- George Lane (4)
- Oaky Connection Road (3)
- Oaky Creek Road (35)
- Oaky Scrub Road (7)
