Butchers Creek Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Butchers Creek (4885) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1352 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Butchers Creek is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2006 Census the population of Butchers Creek is 287 and is comprised of 47.2% males and 52.8% females.

The median/average age of the Butchers Creek population is 40 years of age, 3 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Butchers Creek is 80.8% Australia, 2.8% England, 2.1% Germany, 1.4% Ireland, 1.4% Papua New Guinea, 1.4% New Zealand.

93.4% of people speak English as their first language, 1% speak German, 1% speak Swedish, 1% speak Auslan, 1% speak Urdu, 1% speak Tok Pisin.

The religious make up of Butchers Creek is 20.6% Anglican, 19.2% No Religion, 19.2% Catholic, 9.8% Uniting Church, 4.5% Christian, nfd.

60.3% of people are married, 27.9% have never married and 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 8 widowed people living in Butchers Creek.

56.6% of the people living in Butchers Creek are employed full time, while 33.1% are employed on a part time basis. Butchers Creek has a below average unemployment rate of 4.4% and 78 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $373.00 per week and the average household income is $850.00 per week.

The average rent in Butchers Creek is $125 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $867 per month. 50.9% are fully owned, and 20.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.2% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Butchers Creek postcode 4885