Falls Creek Alpine Resort

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 225 people in Falls Creek Alpine Resort of these 56.9% were male and 43.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Falls Creek Alpine Resort was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.7% of the population.

Of people in Falls Creek Alpine Resort aged 15 years and over, 24.3% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Falls Creek Alpine Resort was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, of people aged 15 years and over, 20.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Falls Creek Alpine Resort was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 51 years.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort 24.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.4% were in primary school, 5.6% in secondary school and 33.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Falls Creek Alpine Resort were English 35.3%, Australian 20.1%, Irish 11.6%, Scottish 7.9% and German 5.3%.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 71.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 4.0%, Germany 1.3%, India 1.3% and Japan 1.3%.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 60.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Falls Creek Alpine Resort were No Religion 38.2%, Anglican 17.8%, Catholic 12.4%, Buddhism 2.7% and Judaism 1.8%.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort 80.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.5%, German 1.8%, Spanish 1.8%, Italian 1.8% and Thai 1.3%.

Employment

There were 178 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Falls Creek Alpine Resort. Of these 69.1% were employed full time, 25.8% were employed part-time and 1.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 4.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Falls Creek Alpine Resort was 33 years and for people who were employed part-time was 28 years.

The most common occupations in Falls Creek Alpine Resort included Managers 24.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.1%, Sales Workers 11.9%, Labourers 11.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.9% and Professionals 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Falls Creek Alpine Resort, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 32.6%, Pipeline and Other Transport 16.0%, Sports and Physical Recreation Activities 8.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.9% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 6.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Falls Creek Alpine Resort was $766.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 48.6%, Other 20.0%, Car, as driver 4.6% and Bus 1.7%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 6.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.8% provided care for children and 3.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 20.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 0.0% were couple families with children, 100.0% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, of couple families with children, 100.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 16.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 83.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 0.0% were separate houses, 41.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 58.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, of occupied private dwellings 16.7% had 1 bedroom, 22.2% had 2 bedrooms and 27.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.5. The average household size was 1.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 16.7% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 33.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, of all households, 27.8% were family households, 50.0% were single person households and 22.2% were group households.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 14.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, 47.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Falls Creek Alpine Resort, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.