Welcome Creek Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Welcome Creek (4670) is a suburb of Central Coast, Bundaberg & Wide Bay, Queensland. It is about 310 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Welcome Creek is in the federal electorate of Flynn.

In the 2011 census the population of Welcome Creek was 397 and is comprised of approximately 46.6% females and 53.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Welcome Creek is 40 years of age.

90.1% of people living in the suburb of Welcome Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.3% Malta.

94.2% of people living in Welcome Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Maltese, 1.3% Other, 1.0% Italian.

The religious makeup of Welcome Creek is 27.0% No religion, 21.7% Anglican, 18.7% Catholic, 14.4% Uniting Church, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Baptist, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Lutheran, 1.0% Other Christian.

56.3% of people are married, 28.6% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Welcome Creek.

62.7% of the people living in Welcome Creek over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.9% are working on a part time basis. Welcome Creek has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Welcome Creek are 24.7% Managers, 14.7% Labourers, 13.7% Technicians & trades workers, 11.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Professionals, 7.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.3% Sales workers, 3.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Welcome Creek work in are 27.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.4% Health care and social assistance, 8.3% Retail trade, 8.3% Construction, 7.8% Education and training, 6.2% Other services, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Manufacturing, 3.1% Wholesale trade.

30.8% of homes are fully owned, and 39.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $494 per week and the median household income is $1116 per week.

The median rent in Welcome Creek is $190 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $850 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Welcome Creek postcode 4670