Suburb in Fraser Coast

Grahams Creek, QLD

Grahams Creek had a population of 149 at the 2021 Census (−5.1% since 2016). Median age 47.0. Median weekly household income $1,312. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Grahams Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Grahams Creek's population shrank by 5.1% to 149, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.1%.

16.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 52.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 55 households.

The median household earns $1,312 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,430 a month.

13.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 47.2% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Grahams Creek beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureGrahams CreekQLDAustralia
Population1495,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−5.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.038.038.0
Households551,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting16.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright52.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,312$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$350$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,430$1,733$1,863
Born overseas13.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion47.2%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

−5.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1362011
  2. 1572016
  3. 1492021

Age

Median age 47.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Grahams Creek Queensland
Share of people by age, Grahams Creek and Queensland
0–910.1%
10–196.7%
20–298.7%
30–3912.1%
40–499.4%
50–5913.4%
60–6916.8%
70–7910.7%
80+7.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Grahams Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian51.1%
  2. English48.9%
  3. Scottish12.2%
  4. Irish11.5%
  5. German9.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.7%

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

Around Grahams Creek

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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