Halls Creek (S)

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,269 people in Halls Creek (S). Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 74.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Halls Creek (S) was 28 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.1% of the population.

Of people in Halls Creek (S) aged 15 years and over, 31.5% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Halls Creek (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 24.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Halls Creek (S) 40.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.0% were in primary school, 11.6% in secondary school and 2.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Halls Creek (S), 7.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Halls Creek (S) were Australian Aboriginal 49.5%, Australian 12.6%, English 7.2%, Irish 2.6% and Scottish 2.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Halls Creek (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Halls Creek (S), 82.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.3%, England 0.8%, India 0.6%, Taiwan 0.3% and Germany 0.2%.

In Halls Creek (S), 70.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Halls Creek (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.0%, England 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, India 0.7% and Italy 0.5%.

In Halls Creek (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.2%, England 1.4%, New Zealand 1.2%, India 0.7% and Italy 0.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Halls Creek (S) were Catholic 27.0%, Not stated 23.7%, No Religion, so described 14.4%, Other Protestant 11.2% and Pentecostal 8.1%. In Halls Creek (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Halls Creek (S) 44.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Jaru 5.2%, Kriol 4.7%, Kija 3.6%, Gooniyandi 2.5% and Kukatja 2.3%.

Employment

There were 865 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Halls Creek (S). Of these 57.5% were employed full time, 16.3% were employed part-time and 18.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Halls Creek (S), 6.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Halls Creek (S) included Professionals 24.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 21.0%, Labourers 13.3%, Managers 11.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8% and Sales Workers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Halls Creek (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Combined Primary and Secondary Education 7.6%, Primary Education 7.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.7%, Secondary Education 5.8% and Local Government Administration 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Halls Creek (S) was $359.

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In Halls Creek (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 38.6%, Car, as driver 31.6%, Car, as passenger 7.5%, Worked at home 4.8% and Bus 2.6%. On the day, 3.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 38.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Halls Creek (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.6% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Halls Creek (S), 16.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Halls Creek (S), 37.4% were couple families with children, 25.0% were couple families without children and 33.5% were one parent families.

In Halls Creek (S), 13.7% of single parents were male and 86.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Halls Creek (S), of couple families with children, 16.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 6.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Halls Creek (S), 74.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Halls Creek (S), 76.3% were separate houses, 14.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.6% were flats or apartments and 5.8% were other dwellings.

In Halls Creek (S), of occupied private dwellings 10.2% had 1 bedroom, 20.8% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Halls Creek (S), 6.1% were owned outright, 1.4% were owned with a mortgage and 84.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Halls Creek (S), of all households, 69.6% were family households, 28.2% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Halls Creek (S), 33.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Halls Creek (S), 30.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 14.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Halls Creek (S), 47.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Halls Creek (S), 47.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.1% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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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.

In Halls Creek (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $705.

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In Halls Creek (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $85 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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