Lakes Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Lakes Creek

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

A typical maximum temperature of 28.3 C makes Lakes Creek one of the hottest areas at this level. The region is warm and sees a fair amount of rain throughout the year, though it is drier than many similar places.

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📍 Lakes Creek, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Lakes Creek sits — Average annual rainfall

712
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lakes Creek — lower than 66% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Lakes Creek712
Queensland 379

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Annual rainfall averages 712mm, which is far above the Queensland figure of 379mm. While the usual minimum temperature of 17.6 C is a little above the state average, the maximum temperature remains a little below the state's 33.1 C.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Lakes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031211/lakes-creek/topic/environment-climate