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Fletcher Creek vs Horse Creek

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Fletcher Creek Horse Creek

Horse Creek and Fletcher Creek are both sparsely populated areas in Queensland. Horse Creek is a small residential pocket with 83 people, while Fletcher Creek is largely non-residential with no population. Horse Creek has more infrastructure, including two schools and more street connectivity, whereas Fletcher Creek has none. There are also more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Horse Creek, with 13 residents.

Both areas have remained very similar in their lack of urban services since 2011. Neither place has any homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, or public transport. Both are considered car-dependent, though the terrain is a little steeper in Fletcher Creek, where the slope is 10.9% compared to 7.6% in Horse Creek.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek +83 larger in Horse Creek gap narrowing
0 0th pct 83 37th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 275
  • Second area, 2016: 123
  • Second area, 2021: 83
50 yrs 71st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 50 yrs
15.7% 90th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.7%
18.1% 47th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 15.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.1%
6.0% 9th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 24.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.0%
6.2% 14th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.2%

Ancestry & Birthplace

4.8% 21st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 4.8%

Language

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

42.2% 55th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 22.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 31.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 42.2%

Education & Qualifications

29.4% 12th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 25.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 21.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 29.4%
6.8% 17th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.8%
Schools ≤3 km in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek +2 more in Horse Creek
0 0th pct 2 62nd pct
177 35th pct
853 9th pct

Income

$465 9th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $356
  • Second area, 2016: $433
  • Second area, 2021: $465
$850 8th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $777
  • Second area, 2016: $537
  • Second area, 2021: $850
$1,125 10th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $1,156
  • Second area, 2016: $900
  • Second area, 2021: $1,125
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 7.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

47.0% 99th pct
13.3% 88th pct
12.0% 94th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.0%

Community Participation

17.8% 49th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 10.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.8%
15.1% 73rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 15.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 18.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.1%
20.5% 28th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 26.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 17.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 20.5%
11.0% 98th pct
23.3% 44th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 29.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 24.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 23.3%

First Nations

First Nations people in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek +13 larger in Horse Creek
0 0th pct 13 62nd pct
25 yrs 46th pct
$424 20th pct
$850 13th pct

Family & Households

2.4 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.3
  • Second area, 2016: 2.2
  • Second area, 2021: 2.4
24.5% 92nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 14.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 37.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 24.5%
30.0% 72nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 35.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 45.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 30.0%

Housing & Dwellings

$200 25th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $185
  • Second area, 2016: $150
  • Second area, 2021: $200
$1,603 49th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $1,300
  • Second area, 2016: $1,213
  • Second area, 2021: $1,603
0.80 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.20
  • Second area, 2016: 0.90
  • Second area, 2021: 0.80
10.0% 27th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 21.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 35.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.0%
46.7% 66th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 40.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 49.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 46.7%
76.7% 16th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 82.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 70.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 76.7%
83.3% 61st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 59.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 52.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 83.3%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
12.0% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

40.8% 80th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 36.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 31.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 40.8%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 21.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
34.2% 4th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 47.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 33.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 34.2%
52.0% 22nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 56.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 40.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 52.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek +0.6 higher in Horse Creek
0.0 0th pct 0.6 54th pct
Types ≤15 min in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek +0.4 more in Horse Creek
0.0 0th pct 0.4 49th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek +38.3 pts higher in Horse Creek
0.0% 0th pct 38.3% 60th pct
Walk to health in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
36.1 75th pct
Intersections/km² in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek +3 higher in Horse Creek
0 0th pct 3 62nd pct
Mean slope in Fletcher Creekin Horse Creek +3.3 pts higher in Fletcher Creek
10.9% 85th pct 7.6% 67th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fletcher Creek vs Horse Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31052/fletcher-creek/vs/SAL31361/horse-creek