McKenzie Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 336 people in McKenzie Creek of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in McKenzie Creek was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.1% of the population.

Of people in McKenzie Creek aged 15 years and over, 69.9% were married and 5.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in McKenzie Creek was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In McKenzie Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in McKenzie Creek was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In McKenzie Creek 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were in primary school, 31.2% in secondary school and 7.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McKenzie Creek were Australian 34.2%, English 30.2%, German 12.4%, Scottish 7.1% and Irish 6.0%.

In McKenzie Creek, 93.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 0.9%, France 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9%, New Zealand 0.9% and Switzerland 0.9%.

In McKenzie Creek, 92.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in McKenzie Creek were Uniting Church 23.9%, No Religion 19.4%, Anglican 18.8%, Catholic 13.7% and Lutheran 10.7%.

In McKenzie Creek 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.9%, Dutch 0.9% and French 0.9%.

Employment

There were 203 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McKenzie Creek. Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 36.9% were employed part-time and 1.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in McKenzie Creek, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in McKenzie Creek was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in McKenzie Creek included Managers 20.7%, Professionals 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Sales Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Labourers 6.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in McKenzie Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.0%, Hospitals 5.0%, State Government Administration 4.5%, Allied Health Services 3.5% and Residential Building Construction 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McKenzie Creek was $556.

In McKenzie Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.2%, Car, as passenger 9.1%, Walked only 2.5% and Truck 1.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McKenzie Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 84.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.8% provided care for children and 15.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 41.7% 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 McKenzie Creek, 26.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McKenzie Creek, 51.5% were couple families with children, 39.8% were couple families without children and 8.7% were one parent families.

In McKenzie Creek 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In McKenzie Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,949 and those without children was $1,075.

Employment status of couple families

In McKenzie Creek, of couple families with children, 22.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 33.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In McKenzie Creek, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in McKenzie Creek, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In McKenzie Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.4% had 2 bedrooms and 46.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in McKenzie Creek, 50.0% were owned outright, 43.0% were owned with a mortgage and 4.4% were rented.

Household composition

In McKenzie Creek, of all households, 90.4% were family households, 9.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In McKenzie Creek, 15.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.9% 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 McKenzie Creek, 5.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 49.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In McKenzie Creek, 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 McKenzie Creek, 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 McKenzie Creek, 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.