Coochin Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 151 people in Coochin Creek of these 57.0% were male and 43.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Coochin Creek was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.9% of the population.

Of people in Coochin Creek aged 15 years and over, 56.9% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Coochin Creek was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

In Coochin Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Coochin Creek was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Coochin Creek 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.5% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 6.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Coochin Creek were Australian 35.1%, English 28.9%, Scottish 9.3%, German 7.2% and Irish 5.2%.

In Coochin Creek, 82.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.6%, France 2.0%, Italy 2.0%, New Zealand 2.0% and Papua New Guinea 2.0%.

In Coochin Creek, 72.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Coochin Creek were Anglican 25.8%, No Religion 18.5%, Catholic 13.9%, Uniting Church 9.3% and Pentecostal 5.3%.

In Coochin Creek 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 2.6% and Dutch 2.0%.

Employment

There were 88 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coochin Creek. Of these 68.2% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Coochin Creek, 4.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Coochin Creek was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Coochin Creek included Managers 34.8%, Labourers 19.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Professionals 5.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Coochin Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Poultry Farming 21.1%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 12.2%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 5.6%, Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 5.6% and Automotive Repair and Maintenance 5.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Coochin Creek was $634.

In Coochin Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 45.1%, Walked only 19.8%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Bicycle 4.4% and Train 3.3%. On the day, 5.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Coochin Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.9% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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 Coochin Creek, 30.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Coochin Creek, 59.5% were couple families with children, 40.5% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Coochin Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,874 and those without children was $1,224.

Employment status of couple families

In Coochin Creek, of couple families with children, 36.8% had both partners employed full-time, 7.9% had both employed part-time and 26.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Coochin Creek, 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Coochin Creek, 93.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 6.7% were other dwellings.

In Coochin Creek, of occupied private dwellings 6.8% had 1 bedroom, 13.6% had 2 bedrooms and 54.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Coochin Creek, 26.7% were owned outright, 22.2% were owned with a mortgage and 51.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Coochin Creek, of all households, 88.6% were family households, 11.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Coochin Creek, 6.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.8% 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 Coochin Creek, 25.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Coochin 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 Coochin Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

In Coochin Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.