Whiteheads Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 373 people in Whiteheads Creek of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Whiteheads Creek was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

Of people in Whiteheads Creek aged 15 years and over, 65.0% were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Whiteheads Creek was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Whiteheads Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Whiteheads Creek was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Whiteheads Creek 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were in primary school, 32.8% in secondary school and 4.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Whiteheads Creek were Australian 31.1%, English 29.8%, Irish 11.2%, Scottish 10.8% and Italian 4.1%.

In Whiteheads Creek, 85.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.0%, Belgium 1.3%, New Zealand 1.3%, Italy 1.1% and United States of America 1.1%.

In Whiteheads Creek, 75.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Whiteheads Creek were Catholic 29.2%, Anglican 21.2%, No Religion 14.5%, Uniting Church 7.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.2%.

In Whiteheads Creek 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.9% and Dutch 1.1%.

Employment

There were 196 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Whiteheads Creek. Of these 49.0% were employed full time, 34.2% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Whiteheads Creek, 15.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Whiteheads Creek was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Whiteheads Creek included Managers 20.5%, Professionals 19.5%, Labourers 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.7%, Sales Workers 7.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Whiteheads Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 13.0%, Defence 7.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.9% and Road Freight Transport 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Whiteheads Creek was $474.

In Whiteheads Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.5%, Walked only 4.3%, Train 2.2%, Car, as passenger 1.6% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Whiteheads Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.3% 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 Whiteheads Creek, 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Whiteheads Creek, 41.3% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 8.7% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Whiteheads Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,333 and those without children was $1,416.

Employment status of couple families

In Whiteheads Creek, of couple families with children, 25.3% had both partners employed full-time, 10.1% had both employed part-time and 13.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Whiteheads Creek, 84.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Whiteheads 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 Whiteheads Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 47.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Whiteheads Creek, 47.6% were owned outright, 44.4% were owned with a mortgage and 8.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Whiteheads Creek, of all households, 85.4% were family households, 14.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Whiteheads Creek, 29.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.5% 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 Whiteheads Creek, 19.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Whiteheads Creek, there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 30.0%) were male and 7 (or 70.0%) were female. The median age was 18 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 Whiteheads 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 Whiteheads 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.