Captain Creek suburb profile
Captain Creek is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, part of the Agnes Water and Seventeen Seventy hinterland. The locality is framed by gently rolling grazing country and pockets of native eucalypt bush centred on the watercourse that gives the area its name. Quiet lanes wind between low-density parcels, where small farms and acreage blocks sit alongside cleared paddocks.
Everyday life here is shaped by space and easy access to the coast. Local roads connect residents with the nearby coastal township for shops, schools and services, while bushland and coastal attractions are within easy reach for fishing, walking and day trips. The built character is informal and agricultural, with simple homes and working sheds set on generous land parcels.
Captain Creek property market performance
Captain Creek recorded one house sale over the last 3 months; there are no reliable medians for houses or units because too few properties of either type have sold recently. That small volume of recent sales means activity in the period shown is limited to houses.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 1 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Captain Creek demographics
Captain Creek is an older community with many households owning their homes outright and incomes below the median for Queensland.
Couples without children make up 51.0% of families, and 56.8% of homes are owned outright. At the 2021 Census, 452 people lived in Captain Creek.
| Suburb | QLD | |
|---|---|---|
Median age years | 49 | 38 |
Median household income weekly | $837 | $1,675 |
Couples with children share of families | 35.3% | 41.2% |
Couples without children share of families | 51.0% | 40.3% |
One-parent families share of families | 10.8% | 16.8% |
Homes owned outright share of homes | 56.8% | 30.1% |
Homes with a mortgage share of homes | 38.4% | 35.6% |
Homes rented share of homes | 4.8% | 34.3% |
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