Calico Creek is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Gympie local government area (postcode 4570). With a population of 185, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $75K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $210 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,400.
The crime rate in the Gympie LGA is moderate at 5,174 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.