Suburb in Gympie

Pie Creek, QLD

Pie Creek had a population of 1,137 at the 2021 Census (+12.2% since 2016). Median age 46.5. Median weekly household income $1,661. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pie Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pie Creek's population grew by 12.2% to 1,137, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.5%.

5.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 45.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 397 households.

The median household earns $1,661 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $377 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,618 a month.

11.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.2% use a language other than English at home. 46.6% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pie Creek beside QLD and Australia.

MeasurePie CreekQLDAustralia
Population1,1375,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+12.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.538.238.2
Households3971,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting5.8%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright45.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,661$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$377$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,618$1,740$1,866
Born overseas11.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion46.6%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

+12.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8272011
  2. 1,0132016
  3. 1,1372021

Age

Median age 46.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Pie Creek Queensland
Share of people by age, Pie Creek and Queensland
0–99.7%
10–1914.2%
20–297.4%
30–3910.9%
40–4912.2%
50–5915.1%
60–6917.4%
70–7911.0%
80+2.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pie Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.1%
  2. Australian44.7%
  3. Irish15.1%
  4. Scottish14.0%
  5. German10.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Persian (excluding Dari)0.9%
  2. German0.4%
  3. Portuguese0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.1%
  2. New Zealand2.3%
  3. Germany1.0%
  4. the Netherlands0.7%
  5. South Korea0.6%

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

Around Pie Creek

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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