Suburb in Cassowary Coast

Utchee Creek, QLD

Utchee Creek had a population of 256 at the 2021 Census (+0.4% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $1,656. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Utchee Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Utchee Creek's population grew by 0.4% to 256, 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 11.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.1%.

18.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 40.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 81 households.

The median household earns $1,656 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676.

13.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 17.8% use a language other than English at home. 41.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Utchee Creek beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureUtchee CreekQLDAustralia
Population2565,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age42.038.238.2
Households811,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting18.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright40.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,656$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home17.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion41.5%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

+0.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2352011
  2. 2552016
  3. 2562021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Utchee Creek Queensland
Share of people by age, Utchee Creek and Queensland
0–911.7%
10–1913.7%
20–294.3%
30–3915.2%
40–4914.8%
50–5914.5%
60–6918.0%
70–793.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Utchee Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian44.5%
  2. English38.5%
  3. Irish11.5%
  4. German9.2%
  5. Italian9.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi9.5%
  2. Mandarin3.2%
  3. Tagalog2.3%
  4. Italian1.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India4.7%
  2. Taiwan2.8%
  3. the Philippines2.3%

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

Around Utchee Creek

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