Suburb in Gladstone

Baffle Creek, QLD

Baffle Creek had a population of 155 at the 2021 Census (−0.6% since 2016). Median age 57.0. Median weekly household income $1,062. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Baffle Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Baffle Creek's population shrank by 0.6% to 155, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 57.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 3.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 21.9%.

7.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 66.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 61 households.

The median household earns $1,062 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $159 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,387 a month.

10.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 54.3% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Baffle Creek beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBaffle CreekQLDAustralia
Population1555,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−0.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age57.038.038.0
Households611,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting7.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright66.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,062$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$159$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,387$1,733$1,863
Born overseas10.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion54.3%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

−0.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1382011
  2. 1562016
  3. 1552021

Age

Median age 57.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Baffle Creek Queensland
Share of people by age, Baffle Creek and Queensland
0–93.9%
10–195.8%
20–296.5%
30–392.6%
40–4910.3%
50–5925.8%
60–6925.2%
70–7914.2%
80+7.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Baffle Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.0%
  2. English31.5%
  3. Scottish14.5%
  4. Irish9.7%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.5%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.1%
  2. Papua New Guinea3.1%

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

Around Baffle Creek

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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