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Mountain Creek QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Mountain Creek, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Mountain Creek QLD is 11,950 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Mountain Creek is $857 per week ($44,564 per year). Median rent in Mountain Creek is $500 per week ($2,167 per month). Mountain Creek has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Mountain Creek has a population density of 1621.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Mountain Creek is England. The most common religion is No Religion (52% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mountain Creek is $1,950.

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Mountain Creek Population

residents (Census 2021)

Mountain Creek Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$857/wk

$44,564 per year

#2666 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$500/wk

$2,167 per month

#576 of 14,663

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Median Age

37years

1 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,950/mo

Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.8 per bedroom

Mountain Creek Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.9% (5,729) Female 52.1% (6,226)

Population Density

1621.9

people per km²

11,950 people · 7.4 km²

Households

2.8

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$2,062

Family income/wk

Mountain Creek Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Mountain Creek Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

36.5% 927 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

63.5% 1,612 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Mountain Creek Country of Birth

Australia

88.3%

England

8.0%

India

1.9%

China

0.5%

Brazil

0.3%

Canada

0.2%

Germany

0.2%

France

0.2%

Chile

0.2%

Indonesia

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Mountain Creek Religion

No Religion

52.4%

Catholic

17.5%

Anglican

12.7%

Not stated

6.2%

Christian (other)

4.0%

Uniting Church

3.0%

Baptist

2.2%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Mountain Creek Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

67.7%

Year 10 or equivalent

20.8%

Year 11 or equivalent

8.3%

Year 9 or equivalent

3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Mountain Creek Languages Spoken at Home

Other

21.8%

Mandarin

14.9%

IAL Punjabi

13.8%

Spanish

12.0%

Gujarati

9.8%

Afrikaans

9.8%

Hindi

9.5%

Korean

8.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Mountain Creek Employment

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Employed full-time

40.8% 3,373 people

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Employed part-time

27.8% 2,300 people

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Unemployed

3.3% 270 people

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Not in labour force

28.2% 2,333 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Mountain Creek Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

37.3%

Bachelor Degree

28.4%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

20.2%

Postgraduate Degree

7.0%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.2%

Certificate I/II

2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Mountain Creek Occupation

Professionals

28.4%

Technicians & Trade Workers

16.2%

Community & Personal Service

14.0%

Managers

12.6%

Clerical & Administrative

12.0%

Sales Workers

7.5%

Labourers

5.8%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Mountain Creek Field of Study

Management & Commerce

22.0%

Health

16.2%

Engineering

12.8%

Society & Culture

12.8%

Education

9.5%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

8.2%

Architecture & Building

7.7%

Creative Arts

3.5%

Information Technology

2.8%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.3%

Agriculture & Environment

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Mountain Creek Dwelling Types

Separate house

91.9%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

4.7%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Mountain Creek Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.2%

$1-$149/wk

0.5%

$150-$299/wk

1.1%

$300-$399/wk

1.3%

$400-$499/wk

3.3%

$500-$649/wk

2.9%

$650-$799/wk

5.7%

$800-$999/wk

6.2%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.1%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.5%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

7.5%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

13.8%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

10.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

7.5%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.9%

$4,000+/wk

11.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Mountain Creek Marital Status

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Married

47.6% 4,421

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Separated

4.1% 376

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Divorced

9.8% 913

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Widowed

2.7% 246

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Never married

35.8% 3,325

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Mountain Creek Ancestry

English

34.5%

Australian

27.5%

Scottish

8.8%

Irish

8.4%

Other

6.5%

German

4.3%

Italian

2.4%

Aboriginal Australianralian

1.8%

Dutch

1.8%

New Zealander

1.4%

Chinese

1.4%

Indian

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Mountain Creek School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

37.1%

Secondary — Government

31.7%

Vocational Education

8.6%

Pre-school

8.4%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

4.3%

Primary — Catholic

3.5%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

3.3%

Secondary — Catholic

3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Mountain Creek Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

4.4% 997

✅

No need for assistance

95.6% 21,873

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Mountain Creek Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

15.6% 1,382

—

Not a volunteer

84.4% 7,473

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Mountain Creek Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

3.6%

$300-$449/mo

1.0%

$450-$599/mo

1.2%

$600-$799/mo

2.5%

$800-$999/mo

4.5%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

10.5%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

20.3%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

31.2%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

16.0%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Mountain Creek How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

75.3%

Did not go to work

14.4%

Car (passenger)

5.1%

Bicycle

1.0%

Walked only

1.0%

Truck

0.9%

Other

0.7%

Bus

0.7%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.6%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.2%

Train

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Mountain Creek Car Ownership

0 vehicles

2.0%

1 vehicle

31.1%

2 vehicles

44.6%

3 vehicles

15.1%

4+ vehicles

7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Mountain Creek Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

0.2%

2 bedrooms

9.4%

3 bedrooms

35.3%

4 bedrooms

48.2%

5 bedrooms

6.1%

6+ bedrooms

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Mountain Creek Population Mobility

17.0%

moved in the last year

54.7%

moved in the last 5 years

4.1%

unemployment rate (Census)

70.7%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Mountain Creek Indigenous Population

2.4%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

556

Indigenous residents

22,496

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Mountain Creek Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

1,032

Asthma

452

Arthritis

314

Heart disease

195

Diabetes

190

Lung condition

140

Cancer

136

Stroke

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Mountain Creek Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.7%

$1-$149/wk

5.4%

$150-$299/wk

5.9%

$300-$399/wk

3.3%

$400-$499/wk

2.6%

$500-$649/wk

3.2%

$650-$799/wk

9.5%

$800-$999/wk

12.4%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.0%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.6%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.1%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

9.5%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.9%

$3,500+/wk

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Mountain Creek Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

46.0%

Couple — no children

22.0%

Couple — no children under 15

14.6%

One parent — children under 15

11.0%

One parent — no children under 15

6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Mountain Creek Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 5

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.2% 16

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Previously served

2.9% 256

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Never served

96.9% 8,608

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Mountain Creek Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

11.2% 989

—

Did not provide

88.8% 7,844

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Mountain Creek Children Ever Born

No children

30.9%

1 child

12.7%

2 children

32.7%

3 children

17.6%

4 children

4.9%

5+ children

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Mountain Creek When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

154

1971–1980

194

1981–1990

262

1991–2000

250

2001–2010

826

2011–2015

551

2016

148

2017

2018

113

2019

159

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Mountain Creek Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

24.1%

5–14 hours

31.6%

15–29 hours

13.4%

30+ hours

8.6%

Did not do domestic work

22.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Mountain Creek Household Size

1 person

15.2%

2 persons

33.3%

3 persons

19.7%

4 persons

21.6%

5 persons

7.6%

6+ persons

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Mountain Creek Where Residents Moved From

Same address

9,457

Moved from QLD

1,172

Moved — same area (SA2)

345

Moved from NSW

110

Moved from VIC

109

Moved from overseas

Moved from WA

Moved from SA

Moved from NT

Moved from TAS

Moved from ACT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Mountain Creek Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

83.7%

Step family — no other children

11.3%

Blended family — no other children

3.7%

Other couple — children only

0.6%

Intact family — other children present

0.4%

Step family — other children present

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Mountain Creek Schools

schools nearby

government

1065

avg ICSEA score

5,648

total students

Immanuel Lutheran College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 1,239 students

1120

ICSEA

Mooloolaba State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 807 students

1064

ICSEA

Brightwater State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 733 students

1055

ICSEA

Mountain Creek State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 2,091 students

1043

ICSEA

Mountain Creek State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 778 students

1041

ICSEA

Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre - Mountain Creek Campus Independent

Combined

The Industry School - Sunshine Coast - Mountain Creek Campus Independent

Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Mountain Creek Rent Prices & Affordability

26%

of income

Moderate

Household Income $1,911/wk

Median Rent $500/wk

Rent-to-Income 26.2%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Mountain Creek

Your weekly income

≈ $8,281/month

Median rent $500/wk

Left after rent $1,411/wk

Rent share 26.2%

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Pop: 5,980 Income: $634/wk Rent: $430/wk

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Pop: 6,021 Income: $799/wk Rent: $450/wk

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Pop: 6,053 Income: $1,081/wk Rent: $390/wk

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Pop: 6,082 Income: $1,057/wk Rent: $390/wk

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Pop: 6,085 Income: $1,085/wk Rent: $445/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mountain Creek

What is the population of Mountain Creek QLD?

The population of Mountain Creek QLD is 11,950 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1621.9 people per km².Mountain Creek is ranked #462 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Mountain Creek?

The median personal income in Mountain Creek QLD is $857 per week, or $44,564 per year.The median household income is $1,911 per week.Family income is $2,062 per week.Mountain Creek is ranked #2,666 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Mountain Creek?

Median rent in Mountain Creek QLD is $500 per week ($2,167 per month).Rent represents 26.2% of household income, which is considered moderate.Mountain Creek ranks #576 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Mountain Creek?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mountain Creek QLD is $1,950. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Mountain Creek?

The median age in Mountain Creek QLD is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Mountain Creek a good suburb to live in?

Mountain Creek is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 11,950.The median income is $857/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (26.2% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 32041. All dollar figures in AUD.