Redbank Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 307 people in Redbank Creek of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Redbank Creek was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.0% of the population.

Of people in Redbank Creek aged 15 years and over, 58.7% were married and 18.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Redbank Creek was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Redbank Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Redbank Creek was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Redbank Creek 26.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 17.5% in secondary school and 18.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Redbank Creek were Australian 35.1%, English 34.5%, Scottish 7.8%, Irish 6.5% and German 4.9%.

In Redbank Creek, 81.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 2.3%, Philippines 1.3% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In Redbank Creek, 77.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Redbank Creek were No Religion 25.7%, Anglican 20.8%, Uniting Church 10.1%, Catholic 9.8% and Christian, nfd 5.9%.

In Redbank Creek 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 1.3%.

Employment

There were 134 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Redbank Creek. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Redbank Creek, 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Redbank Creek was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The most common occupations in Redbank Creek included Managers 28.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Professionals 12.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2% and Labourers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Redbank Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 12.2%, School Education 8.1%, Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing 6.5%, Agricultural Product Wholesaling 4.9% and Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Redbank Creek was $388.

In Redbank Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.1%, Walked only 4.8%, Truck 3.2%, Train, bus 3.2% and Other 2.4%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Redbank Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.4% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.5% 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 Redbank Creek, 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Redbank Creek, 36.8% were couple families with children, 54.0% were couple families without children and 9.2% were one parent families.

In Redbank Creek 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Redbank Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Redbank Creek, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 16.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Redbank Creek, 75.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Redbank Creek, 97.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In Redbank Creek, of occupied private dwellings 8.3% had 1 bedroom, 19.2% had 2 bedrooms and 42.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Redbank Creek, 52.1% were owned outright, 32.5% were owned with a mortgage and 15.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Redbank Creek, of all households, 72.5% were family households, 25.0% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Redbank Creek, 39.8% 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 Redbank Creek, 32.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Redbank Creek, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 6 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 6 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 Redbank 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 Redbank 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.