Rush Creek QLD 4521
74 addresses · 5 streets
Dickson Electorate › Moreton Bay LGA › Rush Creek · 33 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Rush Creek is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 152 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,083 a week, with median rent near $583 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Dayboro statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rush Creek itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 physiotherapist
1 hospital
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Narangba station, 9.1 km east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 31.5 km south-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: 43.9% 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 | 43.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 75.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.4% · Labour-force participation 55.7%
Population by age in Rush Creek
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 19 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 25 |
| 55-64 | 19 |
| 65-74 | 27 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Rush Creek
| House | 45 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Rush Creek
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 13 |
Top ancestries in Rush Creek
| English | 63 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 59 |
| Irish | 20 |
| Italian | 16 |
| Scottish | 16 |
| Ancestry NS | 15 |
Housing tenure in Rush Creek
| Owned | 18 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 24 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Rush Creek
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 14 |
Commute to work in Rush Creek
| Car | 47 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 13 |
Top countries of birth in Rush Creek
| New Zealand | 7 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
38,531 bird observations recorded near Rush Creek — most often seen:
- Lewin's Honeyeater (2,028)
- Torresian Crow (1,853)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,642)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (1,593)
- Willie Wagtail (1,579)
- Grey Fantail (1,552)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,514)
- Australasian Figbird (1,415)
- Brown Honeyeater (1,368)
- Silvereye (1,334)
- Rufous Whistler (1,328)
- Welcome Swallow (1,321)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,316)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Rush Creek
- Noisy Miner (1,290)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,244)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,236)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,228)
- Peaceful Dove (1,189)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (1,182)
- Pied Butcherbird (1,163)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (1,135)
- Magpie-lark (1,108)
- White-throated Honeyeater (1,039)
- Striated Pardalote (1,024)
- Varied Triller (1,014)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,012)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (983)
- Tawny Grassbird (957)
- Olive-backed Oriole (947)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (937)
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 Rush Creek:
- Dayboro (4.6 km)
- King Scrub (5.6 km)
- Armstrong Creek (6.4 km)
- Kobble Creek (6.9 km)
- Samsonvale (7.7 km)
- Moorina (7.7 km)
- Whiteside (8 km)
- Narangba (8 km)
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Streets
- Dayboro Road (25)
- Fingerboard Road (1)
- Raaen Road (14)
- Rush Creek Road (26)
- Strong Road (8)
