Lynchs Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 252 people in Lynchs Creek of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Lynchs Creek was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.8% of the population.

Of people in Lynchs Creek aged 15 years and over, 46.9% were married and 20.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Lynchs Creek was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 37 years.

In Lynchs Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Lynchs Creek was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Lynchs Creek 23.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.1% were in primary school, 19.3% in secondary school and 5.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lynchs Creek were English 33.9%, Australian 23.7%, Scottish 11.4%, Irish 9.9% and German 3.3%.

In Lynchs Creek, 82.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 2.8%, Germany 1.2%, India 1.2% and Ireland 1.2%.

In Lynchs Creek, 70.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Lynchs Creek were No Religion 32.0%, Anglican 20.9%, Catholic 11.5%, Uniting Church 11.5% and Buddhism 3.6%.

In Lynchs Creek 96.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.2%.

Employment

There were 117 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lynchs Creek. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Lynchs Creek, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Lynchs Creek was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Lynchs Creek included Managers 40.5%, Labourers 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Professionals 6.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.5% and Sales Workers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Lynchs Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 18.2%, Dairy Cattle Farming 8.2%, School Education 8.2%, Accommodation 5.5% and Residential Building Construction 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lynchs Creek was $383.

In Lynchs Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 37.3%, Walked only 9.1%, Car, as passenger 4.5% and Motorbike/scooter 4.5%. 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 41.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lynchs Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.3% provided care for children and 17.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.9% 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 Lynchs Creek, 19.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 21.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lynchs Creek, 34.7% were couple families with children, 45.8% were couple families without children and 19.4% were one parent families.

In Lynchs Creek 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Lynchs Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,125 and those without children was $1,083.

Employment status of couple families

In Lynchs Creek, of couple families with children, 24.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 19.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lynchs Creek, 67.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 32.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lynchs 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 Lynchs Creek, of occupied private dwellings 8.5% had 1 bedroom, 18.9% had 2 bedrooms and 36.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lynchs Creek, 43.5% were owned outright, 31.5% were owned with a mortgage and 19.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Lynchs Creek, of all households, 66.4% were family households, 33.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lynchs Creek, 45.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.1% 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 Lynchs Creek, 38.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Lynchs 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 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 Lynchs Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $533.

In Lynchs Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.