Suburb in Mackay

Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld), QLD

Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld) had a population of 897 at the 2021 Census (+13.4% since 2016). Median age 37.7. Median weekly household income $2,277. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld) at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld)'s population grew by 13.4% to 897, faster than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 37.7 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 14.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.5%.

10.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 35.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 285 households.

The median household earns $2,277 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $251 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,090 a month.

6.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 2.7% use a language other than English at home. 42.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld) beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureAlligator Creek (Mackay - Qld)QLDAustralia
Population8975,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+13.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age37.738.238.2
Households2851,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting10.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright35.9%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,277$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$251$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,090$1,740$1,866
Born overseas6.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home2.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion42.6%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

+13.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6952011
  2. 7912016
  3. 8972021

Age

Median age 37.7, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld) Queensland
Share of people by age, Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld) and Queensland
0–914.4%
10–1913.3%
20–298.9%
30–3915.3%
40–4913.2%
50–5914.7%
60–6912.9%
70–794.6%
80+0.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld) at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian51.2%
  2. English36.6%
  3. Scottish12.6%
  4. Irish11.8%
  5. German7.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.2%
  2. Germany1.2%
  3. New Zealand1.1%
  4. Zimbabwe0.6%
  5. Wales0.5%

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

Around Alligator Creek (Mackay - Qld)

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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