Bakers Creek Growth Profile

Bakers Creek is part of the traditional lands of the Yuwibara people.

Named after John T. Baker who was appointed as customs officer to the new port of Mackay in 1863, notable European development includes the establishment of the Dundula railway station in 1913 and the Dundula Primary School, opened in 1922.

Employment growth blossomed in 1965 when the state government opened the local abattoir.

Outlook

A doubling of the population over the next 18 years. This area of Mackay region on current trends will maintain its focus of working families with children. Growth is driven by access to industrial employment opportunities in close proximity and expansion of new residential estate.

Total Residents

Main Industries of Employment for Residents 2018

	Mining	13.4%
	Health	10.8%
	Retail	9.7%

Population by Age

Dwelling Types

Demographic Profile

A suburb of Mackay region surrounded by sugar cane farming and abattoir.

A population of almost 1,000 residents representing 0.8% of Mackay region's population.

The age profile is characteristic of working families with children. 20.2% aged 0-14 years (Mackay region average 20.7%) and 68.8% aged 15-64 years (Mackay region averge 66.2%).

Of the population of Bakers Creek, 12.1% were born overseas. Above the Mackay region average of 11.7%.

77.5% are family oriented households. Reflective of the age structure with working families with children.

High home ownership in the area, with only 28.6% of dwellings rented. Below the Mackay region average of 31.5%.

Average household size of 2.7. Above the Mackay region average of 2.5. This is reflective of the family oriented nature of the area.

69.9% of residents hold some form of qualification. With 19.2% a bachelor degree or higher and 50.7% a certificate level qualification. This is similar to Mackay region averages.

92.7% of working age residents are employed, above the Mackay region average of 91.4%.