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Running Creek QLD 4287

86 addresses · 8 streets

Wright Electorate › Scenic Rim LGA › Running Creek · 91 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Running Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 146 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $228 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 25% 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.

146Population
56Median age
$1,125Median household income / wk
$228Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

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: Running Creek itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 32.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Running Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Running Creek QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202154.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 54.3%

Population by age in Running Creek
Population by age, Running Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1416
15-199
20-244
25-3412
35-4415
45-5417
55-6436
65-7420
75-8420
85+0
Dwelling types in Running Creek
Dwelling types, Running Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House47
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Running Creek
Households by weekly income, Running Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65015
$650-1,49920
$1,500-2,99917
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Running Creek
Top ancestries, Running Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English71
Australian53
Irish24
Ancestry NS16
Scottish14
German13
Housing tenure in Running Creek
Housing tenure, Running Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned28
Mortgage12
Rented13
Other0
Cars per household in Running Creek
Cars per household, Running Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
227
313
4+0
Commute to work in Running Creek
Commute to work, Running Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car41
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Running Creek
Top countries of birth, Running Creek QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

864 bird observations recorded near Running Creek — most often seen:

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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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