Suburb in Tablelands

Butchers Creek, QLD

Butchers Creek had a population of 85 at the 2021 Census (−24.8% since 2016). Median age 50.6. Median weekly household income $867. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Butchers Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Cairns

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Butchers Creek's population shrank by 24.8% to 85, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 50.6, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.6%.

15.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 45.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 20 households.

The median household earns $867 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

13.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.4% use a language other than English at home. 57.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Butchers Creek beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureButchers CreekQLDAustralia
Population855,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−24.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age50.638.238.2
Households201,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting15.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright45.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$867$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week–$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas13.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.4%14.1%23.6%
No religion57.7%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

−24.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 812011
  2. 1132016
  3. 852021

Age

Median age 50.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Butchers Creek Queensland
Share of people by age, Butchers Creek and Queensland
0–912.9%
10–1915.3%
20–293.5%
30–397.1%
40–497.1%
50–5918.8%
60–6920.0%
70–7910.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Butchers Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.7%
  2. Australian32.1%
  3. Scottish23.1%
  4. Irish14.1%
  5. Australian Aboriginal5.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin6.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.7%

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

Around Butchers Creek

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