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Cowley Creek, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·

35/100
Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Cowley Creek is more socio-economically advantaged than about 35% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 962, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Cowley Creek at a glance

Population (2021)
3
Median age
54
Median weekly household income
$1,437
SEIFA score
962
Coordinates
-17.6935, 146.0339

Cowley Creek demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Cowley Creek using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 100% and 0% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age groupPeopleShare
Children (0–14)00%
Youth (15–24)00%
Young adults (25–44)00%
Mid-life (45–64)5100%
Seniors (65+)00%

Share of the 5 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Dwelling typeDwellingsShare
Houses4100%
Townhouses & semis00%
Flats & apartments00%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4 occupied private dwellings in Cowley Creek.

Median weekly rent
$50
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Average household size
1.7 people
Median weekly family income
$4,750
Median weekly personal income
$1,437

Community and culture

Born overseas
0 (0%)
Speaks a language other than English at home
0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12
3 (100%)
Labour-force participation
80%
Employed full-time
3
Employed part-time
0

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Cowley Creek

Where is Cowley Creek?

Cowley Creek is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Cowley Creek?

At the 2021 Census, Cowley Creek had a population of about 3.

Is Cowley Creek an advantaged area?

Cowley Creek has an ABS SEIFA score of 962, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 35 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 35% of Australian suburbs.

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