Upper Cooyar Creek, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Upper Cooyar Creek is more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 927, 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.
Upper Cooyar Creek at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 16
- Median age
- 23
- Median weekly household income
- $2,749
- SEIFA score
- 927
- Coordinates
- -26.9640, 151.7287
Upper Cooyar Creek demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Upper Cooyar 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 children (0–14) at 50% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 6 | 50% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6 | 50% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 0 | 0% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 12 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 7 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 7 occupied private dwellings in Upper Cooyar Creek.
- Median weekly rent
- $120
- Average household size
- 4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,749
- 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
- 8 (114%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75%
- Employed full-time
- 4
- Employed part-time
- 0
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 Upper Cooyar Creek
Where is Upper Cooyar Creek?
Upper Cooyar Creek is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Upper Cooyar Creek?
At the 2021 Census, Upper Cooyar Creek had a population of about 16.
Is Upper Cooyar Creek an advantaged area?
Upper Cooyar Creek has an ABS SEIFA score of 927, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 20 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 20% of Australian suburbs.
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