Jupiter Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 275 people in Jupiter Creek of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Jupiter Creek was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.9% of the population.

Of people in Jupiter Creek aged 15 years and over, 59.7% were married and 8.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Jupiter Creek was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Jupiter Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Jupiter Creek was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Jupiter Creek 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.5% were in primary school, 27.6% in secondary school and 17.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Jupiter Creek were English 43.0%, Australian 22.5%, German 9.9%, Scottish 8.0% and Irish 6.1%.

In Jupiter Creek, 77.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.1%, South Africa 2.5%, New Zealand 1.8%, Germany 1.1% and Scotland 1.1%.

In Jupiter Creek, 62.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Jupiter Creek were No Religion 24.5%, Uniting Church 21.6%, Anglican 19.0%, Catholic 9.2% and Lutheran 7.3%.

In Jupiter Creek 93.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 1.1% and Italian 1.1%.

Employment

There were 149 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jupiter Creek. Of these 64.4% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 3.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Jupiter Creek, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in Jupiter Creek included Professionals 31.0%, Managers 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.3%, Sales Workers 5.6% and Labourers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in Jupiter Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.7%, Road Freight Transport 4.2%, Building Installation Services 3.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.8% and Residential Care Services 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Jupiter Creek was $695.

In Jupiter Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.5%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Bus 2.1% and Walked only 2.1%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Jupiter Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.1% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.6% 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 Jupiter Creek, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Jupiter Creek, 51.9% were couple families with children, 35.8% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

In Jupiter Creek 62.5% of single parents were male and 37.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Jupiter Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,083 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Jupiter Creek, of couple families with children, 32.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 22.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Jupiter Creek, 94.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Jupiter 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 Jupiter Creek, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 10.5% had 2 bedrooms and 41.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Jupiter Creek, 46.3% were owned outright, 42.1% were owned with a mortgage and 8.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Jupiter Creek, of all households, 84.2% were family households, 15.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Jupiter Creek, 11.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 25.9% 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 Jupiter Creek, 4.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 43.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Jupiter Creek, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 10 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 Jupiter 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 Jupiter 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.