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Owens Creek QLD 4741

86 addresses · 12 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Owens Creek · 832 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Owens Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 193 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $165 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 6% 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.

193Population
42Median age
$1,687Median household income / wk
$165Median rent / wk
2.5Avg 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: Owens Creek itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 29% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Owens Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Owens Creek QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202165.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 56.9%

Population by age in Owens Creek
Population by age, Owens Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1429
15-1923
20-243
25-3412
35-4434
45-5421
55-6422
65-7426
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Owens Creek
Dwelling types, Owens Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House59
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Owens Creek
Households by weekly income, Owens Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,4990
$1,500-2,99910
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Owens Creek
Top ancestries, Owens Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian68
English51
Ancestry NS50
Irish18
German10
Scottish10
Housing tenure in Owens Creek
Housing tenure, Owens Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned16
Mortgage27
Rented3
Other3
Cars per household in Owens Creek
Cars per household, Owens Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
219
312
4+16
Commute to work in Owens Creek
Commute to work, Owens Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car57
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home12
Top countries of birth in Owens Creek
Top countries of birth, Owens Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand7
United States3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,037 bird observations recorded near Owens Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Owens 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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.