Jarra Creek Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Jarra Creek (4854) is a suburb of Northern, Cairns, Queensland. It is about 1286 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Jarra Creek is in the federal electorate of Kennedy.

In the 2006 Census the population of Jarra Creek is 572 and is comprised of 53.4% males and 46.6% females.

The median/average age of the Jarra Creek population is 33 years of age, 4 years below the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Jarra Creek is 83.2% Australia, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.5% Fiji, 0.5% England, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% South America, nec.

90.2% of people speak English as their first language, 1.4% speak Spanish, 0.7% speak Punjabi, 0.5% speak Finnish.

The religious make up of Jarra Creek is 30.6% Catholic, 21.7% No Religion, 17.3% Anglican, 9.1% Uniting Church, 1.6% Pentecostal.

52.7% of people are married, 35.8% have never married and 10.5% are separated or divorced. There are 7 widowed people living in Jarra Creek.

70.2% of the people living in Jarra Creek are employed full time, while 21.5% are employed on a part time basis. Jarra Creek has a below average unemployment rate of 2.4% and 85 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $488.00 per week and the average household income is $864.00 per week.

The average rent in Jarra Creek is $83 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $961 per month. 29.3% are fully owned, and 29.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 32.6% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Jarra Creek postcode 4854