Horse Creek Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Horse Creek (4714) is a suburb of Central Coast, Rockhampton, Queensland. It is about 499 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Horse Creek is in the federal electorate of Flynn.

In the 2011 census the population of Horse Creek was 275 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Horse Creek is 39 years of age.

82.1% of people living in the suburb of Horse Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% New Zealand, 2.6% England.

90.3% of people living in Horse Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Spanish, 1.1% Hungarian.

The religious makeup of Horse Creek is 22.1% No religion, 19.9% Anglican, 15.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 13.0% Catholic, 13.0% Uniting Church, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Salvation Army, 2.5% Lutheran, 2.2% Islam, 1.4% Christian, nfd.

44.6% of people are married, 31.0% have never married and 11.3% are divorced and 4.7% are separated. There are 18 widowed people living in Horse Creek.

54.5% of the people living in Horse Creek over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.3% are working on a part time basis. Horse Creek has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Horse Creek are 22.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 17.8% Technicians & trades workers, 13.3% Managers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.0% Labourers, 7.8% Sales workers, 6.7% Professionals.

The main industries people from Horse Creek work in are 13.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 13.6% Retail trade, 12.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.4% Public administration and safety, 11.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.0% Mining, 6.8% Education and training, 4.5% Construction, 4.5% Wholesale trade.

40.2% of homes are fully owned, and 30.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $356 per week and the median household income is $777 per week.

The median rent in Horse Creek is $185 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Horse Creek postcode 4714