Located in Queensland within the Cassowary Coast local government area, Maria Creeks is a small, quiet locality (postcode 4855). The area has roughly 143 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $275 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Maria Creeks is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 964, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Cassowary Coast LGA is moderate at 5,827 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.