Paris Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 186 people in Paris Creek of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Paris Creek was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

Of people in Paris Creek aged 15 years and over, 60.1% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Paris Creek was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Paris Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Paris Creek was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Paris Creek 23.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.5% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 22.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Paris Creek were English 38.2%, Australian 26.0%, German 11.4%, Scottish 6.5% and Irish 6.1%.

In Paris Creek, 81.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.1%, Germany 2.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, Israel 1.6% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Paris Creek, 65.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Paris Creek were No Religion 32.8%, Anglican 13.4%, Catholic 13.4%, Uniting Church 12.4% and Christian, nfd 5.9%.

In Paris Creek 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 4.8%.

Employment

There were 126 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Paris Creek. Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 4.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Paris Creek, 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Paris Creek was 54 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Paris Creek included Managers 30.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Professionals 8.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Labourers 8.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Paris Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 6.3%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 4.0%, Dairy Cattle Farming 4.0%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.4% and Metal Ore Mining 2.4%.

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

In Paris Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.9%, Walked only 6.5% and Truck 2.4%. 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 59.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Paris Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 87.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 17.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.9% 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 Paris Creek, 33.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 21.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Paris Creek, 36.4% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 9.1% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Paris Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,333 and those without children was $2,100.

Employment status of couple families

In Paris Creek, of couple families with children, 29.8% had both partners employed full-time, 10.5% had both employed part-time and 12.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Paris Creek, 88.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Paris 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 Paris Creek, of occupied private dwellings 4.0% had 1 bedroom, 21.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Paris Creek, 43.1% were owned outright, 44.4% were owned with a mortgage and 12.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Paris Creek, of all households, 88.0% were family households, 12.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Paris Creek, 17.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.1% 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 Paris Creek, 18.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 48.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Paris 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 Paris 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 Paris 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.