Lakes Creek
QLD 4701 · Rockhampton
633 (2021) → 645 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lakes Creek is a suburb in Rockhampton, QLD 4701, about 518km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Lakes Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 20km inland. Lakes Creek has an overall score of 17/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 32/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: China (3.95%), New Zealand (3%), Vietnam (1.58%), England (0.95%), Philippines (0.95%)
Top languages: Mandarin (3.48%), Vietnamese (1.42%), Tamil (0.79%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Rockhampton local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 950 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Lakes Creek State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 894
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mount Archer State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 915
- Frenchville State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1005
- Rockhampton North Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4kmICSEA 937
- Berserker Street State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 819
- North Rockhampton State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 913
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.3kmICSEA 1027
- Lighthouse Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.7kmICSEA 991
- Emmaus College - Yaamba Road CampusSecondary · Catholic · 5.2km
- Emmaus CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.2kmICSEA 997
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1001
- Kingsley CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 951
- Depot Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 815
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Lakes Creek
Is Lakes Creek safe?
Lakes Creek has a residential safety score of 32/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 12,380 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Lakes Creek from Brisbane CBD?
Lakes Creek is about 518.4 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Lakes Creek?
Lakes Creek has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 894 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lakes Creek?
Lakes Creek has a transport score of 0/100.