Etna Creek ^{QLD 4702}

Recorded crime in Etna Creek is high (77/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

Etna Creek has a low recorded bushfire history (22/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Etna Creek has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (33/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

Etna Creek, QLD had a population of 1,029 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

The postcode for Etna Creek, QLD is 4702.

Etna Creek is 656 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 463 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Etna Creek was $97,500 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

There are too few current rental listings in Etna Creek for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.

The median age of residents in Etna Creek was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Etna Creek has a low recorded bushfire history (22/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Etna Creek (Parkhurst (Rockhampton, Central Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 8.6 µg/m³. That puts Etna Creek below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Etna Creek, Rockhampton Aero (18 km away), summer days average 32.5°C, winter nights 11.6°C, 811 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days, and 26 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

Etna Creek sits within the Livingstone local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

The average residential rates bill through Livingstone is $2,445 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

Across Livingstone, 317 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 97.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Etna Creek sits within the federal Division of Capricornia, currently held by Michelle Landry (Liberal National Party of Queensland).