Roche Creek, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Roche Creek is more socio-economically advantaged than about 86% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1058, 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.
Roche Creek at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 53
- Median age
- 32
- Median weekly household income
- $1,562
- SEIFA score
- 1058
- Coordinates
- -26.0596, 150.1415
Roche Creek demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Roche 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 seniors (65+) at 30%, 0% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 7 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 9 | 19% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 10 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 7 | 15% |
| Seniors (65+) | 14 | 30% |
Share of the 47 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 8 | 50% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3 | 19% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 17 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 17 occupied private dwellings in Roche Creek.
- Median weekly rent
- $160
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $900
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 25 (68%)
- Labour-force participation
- 84.6%
- Employed full-time
- 19
- Employed part-time
- 9
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 Roche Creek
Where is Roche Creek?
Roche Creek is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Roche Creek?
At the 2021 Census, Roche Creek had a population of about 53.
Is Roche Creek an advantaged area?
Roche Creek has an ABS SEIFA score of 1058, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 86 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 86% of Australian suburbs.
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