Spring Creek Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4343
Postcode for Spring Creek, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 69 km from Brisbane · Pop. 494
494
Population
36
Median Age
$1,325
Household Income/wk
$250
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
46.6
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Spring Creek ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Spring Creek Compares

Spring Creek vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricSpring CreekQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,325 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $250 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $1,733 ≈QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 36 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 8.4% +QLD 6.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Spring Creek is a locality 69 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4343. It falls within the Toowoomba region. The local government area is Lockyer Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Spring Creek has a population of 494 with a median age of 36. The median weekly household income is $1,325, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 8.4%, higher than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 115 (23.3% of residents).

Housing in Spring Creek includes a median weekly rent of $250, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,733, with 74 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 89.7% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Spring Creek scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Spring Creek is part of the Toowoomba statistical area in Queensland.

Spring Creek Details

Postcode4343
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)494
Median Age36 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,325/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$592/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$250
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,733
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area46.6 km²
Population Density11/km²
Total Dwellings74
Australian Citizens34.8%
Indigenous Population115 (23.3%)
Unemployment Rate8.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-27.4556451
Longitude152.3213153
Distance from Brisbane69 km
Region (SA4)Toowoomba
Area (SA3)Toowoomba
Local GovernmentLockyer Valley
Federal ElectorateWright

Age Profile

0–14 (4.7%) 15–24 (16.4%) 25–44 (47.4%) 45–64 (24.1%) 65+ (8.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years23 (4.7%)
15–24 years81 (16.4%)
25–44 years234 (47.4%)
45–64 years119 (24.1%)
65+ years42 (8.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (39.7%) Rented (10.3%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis22 (4.5%)
Asthma19 (3.8%)
Diabetes17 (3.4%)
Cancer14 (2.8%)
Heart Disease11 (2.2%)
Lung Condition4 (0.8%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle17 (22.1%)
2 vehicles28 (36.4%)
3+ vehicles32 (41.6%)

Suburbs Near Spring Creek

Same Postcode (4343)

More Spring Creek Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.