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QLD · Mackay Council

Bakers Creek, 4740

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Updated

Desirability score

39.5/100
Below average

827th in QLD

66% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Bakers Creek is known for: Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

In Mackay, Bakers Creek keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.

Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play.

The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and schools and education lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability and parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
1,590
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$2,161
Dwelling vacancy
5.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
31 of 540
Median monthly mortgage
$1,820
Employment rate
63%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
61 / 8 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
94
Against the person
22
Against property
43
Rate per 1,000 residents
59.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 72 residents
State safety percentile
76.5th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+7.1%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault500
  • Drug Offences818
  • Good Order Offences578
  • Other Property Damage431
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1129

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
921
  • Dundula State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

4 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Fishing DeckFishing
  • Bakers Creek PlaygroundPlayground
  • Bakers Creek HotelPub
  • Sanitary Dump Station

    106 Main Street

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
8
Parks (OSM)
5

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
39.5/100 — Below average
National rank
3581st in Australia
State rank
827th in QLD
Peer rank
#265 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#403 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
66%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Bakers Creek Hotelamenitiespub
  • Bakers Creek Playgroundamenitiesplayground
  • Fishing Deckamenitiesfishing
  • Sanitary Dump Stationamenities106 Main Streetsanitary_dump_station
  • Assaultcrime500
  • Drug Offencescrime818
  • Good Order Offencescrime578
  • Other Property Damagecrime431
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime1129
  • Dundula State SchoolschoolsPrimary

Data sources & freshness

More in Mackay Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.