Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 446 people in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population.

Of people in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 61.2% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.5% were in primary school, 27.5% in secondary school and 5.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) were English 30.8%, Australian 30.5%, Scottish 7.3%, Irish 7.0% and Dutch 4.2%.

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 80.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, Netherlands 1.8%, Germany 1.1%, New Zealand 1.1% and France 0.9%.

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 70.5% 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 Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) were No Religion 29.1%, Anglican 19.9%, Catholic 16.1%, Uniting Church 7.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.9%.

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) 91.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 1.3%, Italian 0.9%, German 0.7% and Filipino 0.7%.

Employment

There were 206 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.). Of these 47.1% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 3.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 14.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) included Managers 36.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Labourers 12.3%, Professionals 11.3%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.6%.

Of the employed people in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 23.6%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 13.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.2%, Hospitals 5.6% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) was $450.

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 49.2%, Walked only 6.7%, Car, as passenger 6.2% and Car as driver, truck 2.1%. 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 55.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.9% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.9% 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 Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 31.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 43.8% were couple families with children, 48.8% were couple families without children and 7.4% were one parent families.

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.) 40.0% of single parents were male and 60.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,125 and those without children was $1,041.

Employment status of couple families

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), of couple families with children, 11.7% had both partners employed full-time, 7.2% had both employed part-time and 16.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 72.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 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 Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 52.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 44.6% were owned outright, 41.0% were owned with a mortgage and 12.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), of all households, 70.2% were family households, 28.0% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 33.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.9% 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 Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 25.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 4 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 42 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 Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 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 Stony Creek (South Gippsland - Vic.), 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.