Godfreys Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 164 people in Godfreys Creek of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Godfreys Creek was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.0% of the population.

Of people in Godfreys Creek aged 15 years and over, 55.1% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Godfreys Creek was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Godfreys Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Godfreys Creek was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

In Godfreys Creek 22.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were in primary school, 30.6% in secondary school and 16.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Godfreys Creek were Australian 30.2%, English 30.2%, Irish 12.6%, Scottish 11.7% and German 3.2%.

In Godfreys Creek, 90.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8%, Denmark 1.8% and Netherlands 1.8%.

In Godfreys Creek, 79.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Godfreys Creek were Catholic 29.6%, Anglican 26.5%, No Religion 17.3%, Uniting Church 8.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.6%.

In Godfreys Creek 96.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Danish 1.8% and Russian 1.8%.

Employment

There were 84 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Godfreys Creek. Of these 71.4% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Godfreys Creek, 8.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Godfreys Creek was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Godfreys Creek were Managers 52.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.9%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Labourers 7.1%, Professionals 6.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Godfreys Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 56.6%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 4.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.8%, Construction Material Mining 3.6% and Other Mining Support Services 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Godfreys Creek was $516.

In Godfreys Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 36.9%, Walked only 8.3%, Car, as passenger 3.6%, Other 3.6% and Car as driver, car as passenger 3.6%. 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 39.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Godfreys Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.2% provided care for children and 14.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.4% 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 Godfreys Creek, 21.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 24.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Godfreys Creek, 36.5% were couple families with children, 51.9% were couple families without children and 11.5% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Godfreys Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,050 and those without children was $1,833.

Employment status of couple families

In Godfreys Creek, of couple families with children, 32.6% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 14.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Godfreys Creek, 66.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 33.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Godfreys 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 Godfreys Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.5% had 2 bedrooms and 38.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Godfreys Creek, 47.2% were owned outright, 29.2% were owned with a mortgage and 23.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Godfreys Creek, of all households, 69.4% were family households, 30.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Godfreys Creek, 36.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Godfreys Creek, 26.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Godfreys Creek, there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 58 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 Godfreys Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

In Godfreys 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.