Delaneys Creek, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Delaneys Creek is more socio-economically advantaged than about 49% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 985, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Delaneys Creek at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,366
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,970
- SEIFA score
- 985
- Coordinates
- -27.0117, 152.7744
Delaneys Creek demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Delaneys Creek using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27%, 9% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 283 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 132 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 356 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 369 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 215 | 16% |
Share of the 1,355 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 134 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 254 | 57% |
| Rented | 38 | 9% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 437 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 440 occupied private dwellings in Delaneys Creek.
- Median weekly rent
- $450
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,013
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,079
- Median weekly personal income
- $784
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 166 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 32 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 96 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 502 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Employed full-time
- 391
- Employed part-time
- 189
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Delaneys Creek
Where is Delaneys Creek?
Delaneys Creek is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Delaneys Creek?
At the 2021 Census, Delaneys Creek had a population of about 1,366.
Is Delaneys Creek an advantaged area?
Delaneys Creek has an ABS SEIFA score of 985, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 49 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 49% of Australian suburbs.
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