Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Camp Creek, QLD

Camp Creek had a population of 128 at the 2021 Census (−31.2% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $1,625. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Camp Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Camp Creek's population shrank by 31.2% to 128, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 18.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.1%.

21.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 52.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 42 households.

The median household earns $1,625 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676.

15.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 11.6% use a language other than English at home. 40.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Camp Creek beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureCamp CreekQLDAustralia
Population1285,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−31.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age42.038.238.2
Households421,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting21.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright52.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,625$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,400$1,740$1,866
Born overseas15.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home11.6%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.9%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−31.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1512011
  2. 1862016
  3. 1282021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Camp Creek Queensland
Share of people by age, Camp Creek and Queensland
0–918.0%
10–1914.1%
20–294.7%
30–399.4%
40–4910.2%
50–5916.4%
60–699.4%
70–7914.1%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Camp Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English44.0%
  2. Australian32.8%
  3. Scottish8.8%
  4. Spanish8.8%
  5. Irish6.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi3.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.2%
  2. India2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Camp Creek

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