Forest Creek Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Forest Creek (4873) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1477 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Forest Creek is in the federal electorate of Leichhardt.

In the 2006 Census the population of Forest Creek is 302 and is comprised of 53.5% males and 46.5% females.

The median/average age of the Forest Creek population is 41 years of age, 4 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Forest Creek is 61.8% Australia, 7.3% England, 3% New Zealand, 2% Papua New Guinea, 1.3% Netherlands, 1.3% Finland.

83.1% of people speak English as their first language, 1.7% speak German, 1% speak Italian, 1% speak Danish.

The religious make up of Forest Creek is 29.2% No Religion, 16.3% Catholic, 7.3% Anglican, 3.7% Uniting Church, 3.3% Pentecostal.

46.1% of people are married, 34.6% have never married and 14.8% are separated or divorced. There are 12 widowed people living in Forest Creek.

57.3% of the people living in Forest Creek are employed full time, while 30.1% are employed on a part time basis. Forest Creek has a below average unemployment rate of 4.9% and 58 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $375.00 per week and the average household income is $655.00 per week.

The average rent in Forest Creek is $125 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $867 per month. 27.5% are fully owned, and 28.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.9% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Forest Creek postcode 4873