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Reedy Creek QLD 4227

2,787 addresses · 85 streets

McPherson Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Reedy Creek · 80 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Reedy Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 7,412 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,229 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,412Population
37Median age
$2,229Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Varsity Lakes, 1.4 km north · Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 12.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 48.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Reedy Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Reedy Creek QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202048.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 69.9%

Population by age in Reedy Creek
Population by age, Reedy Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4425
5-141,284
15-19612
20-24415
25-34679
35-441,133
45-541,247
55-64701
65-74575
75-84275
85+56
Dwelling types in Reedy Creek
Dwelling types, Reedy Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,631
Townhouse692
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Reedy Creek
Households by weekly income, Reedy Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650190
$650-1,499527
$1,500-2,999724
$3,000+747
Top ancestries in Reedy Creek
Top ancestries, Reedy Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English3,191
Australian2,369
Irish797
Other792
Scottish727
Ancestry NS368
Housing tenure in Reedy Creek
Housing tenure, Reedy Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned556
Mortgage1,314
Rented422
Other13
Cars per household in Reedy Creek
Cars per household, Reedy Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
025
1615
21,070
3387
4+216
Commute to work in Reedy Creek
Commute to work, Reedy Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,641
Train18
Bus16
Tram/ferry4
Walked20
Bicycle16
Home579
Top countries of birth in Reedy Creek
Top countries of birth, Reedy Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand436
England421
South Africa207
India81
China75
Philippines51
Languages used at home in Reedy Creek
Languages used at home, Reedy Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin131
Japanese51
Spanish47
Afrikaans42
Portuguese42
Hindi40

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

38,596 bird observations recorded near Reedy Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Reedy 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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