Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Machine Creek then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Machine Creek, QLD (postcode 4695) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+11% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 118 | 120 | 131 | +13 · +11% |
| Median age | 39 | 44 | 42 | +3 · +7.7% |
| Median household income | $1,454/wk | $1,375/wk | $1,899/wk | +$445 · +30.6% |
| Median personal income | $594/wk | $494/wk | $850/wk | +$256 · +43.1% |
| Median rent | $130/wk | — | $200/wk | +$70 · +53.8% |
| Median mortgage | $1,846/mo | $2,100/mo | $1,517/mo | $329 · -17.8% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | +0.1 · +3.7% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Machine Creek trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
131
was 120 in 2016
+11 · +9.2%
Household income
$1,899/wk
was $1,375/wk in 2016
+$524 · +38.1%
Median age
42
was 44 in 2016
-2 · -4.5%
Dig deeper: Machine Creek population growth · Machine Creek then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.