Mahogany Creek

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 801 people were counted in Mahogany Creek: of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek there were 184 children aged 0-14 years and 171 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, 716 people were Australian citizens, 216 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, 59.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.7% were separated or divorced, 6.3% were widowed and 27.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, 69.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Mahogany Creek were England 12.0%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 2.4%, Germany 1.6% and Netherlands 1.2%.

Of all people counted in Mahogany Creek on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 23.5%, Catholic 22.2%, No Religion 22.2%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Christian, nfd 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 1.4%, Netherlandic 0.6%, Ukrainian 0.5%, Greek 0.4% and Italian 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 392 people aged 15 years and over in Mahogany Creek were in the labour force. Of these 56.6% worked full-time, 34.9% worked part-time, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.4% were unemployed. 214 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 9.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.4%, Associate Professionals 6.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.1%, Managers and Administrators 5.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mahogany Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 5.8%, Business Services 4.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.6%, Health Services 4.6% and Construction Trade Services 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, 234 families were counted: of these, 36.3% were couple families without children, 50.9% were couple families with children, 12.8% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, 285 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Mahogany Creek, 96.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, 49.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 36.5% were being purchased and 9.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 34.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 69.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Mahogany Creek, 80.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.