Badgerys Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 225 people in Badgerys Creek. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Badgerys Creek was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population.

Of people in Badgerys Creek aged 15 years and over, 42.4% were married and 18.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Badgerys Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Badgerys Creek 28.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.8% were in primary school, 38.9% in secondary school and 14.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Badgerys Creek, 16.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Badgerys Creek were Australian 23.0%, English 17.6%, Chinese 14.9%, Irish 7.3% and Maltese 7.3%.

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 Badgerys Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Badgerys Creek, 68.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.3%, Italy 4.7%, Malta 3.8%, Philippines 1.9% and New Zealand 1.4%.

In Badgerys Creek, 36.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 47.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Badgerys Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 42.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 16.7%, Malta 9.0%, Italy 5.7% and Lebanon 5.2%.

In Badgerys Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 43.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 17.7%, Malta 8.8%, England 4.2% and Italy 4.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Badgerys Creek were Catholic 38.6%, No Religion, so described 20.9%, Anglican 18.1%, Not stated 8.4% and Buddhism 6.0%. In Badgerys Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Badgerys Creek 57.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 15.8%, Arabic 4.8%, Italian 4.4%, Maltese 3.5% and Serbian 3.1%.

Employment

There were 84 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Badgerys Creek. Of these 63.1% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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 Badgerys Creek, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Badgerys Creek included Managers 25.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 19.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Labourers 12.6%, Professionals 10.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 5.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Badgerys Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 33.3%, Road Freight Transport 18.5%, Legal Services 7.4%, Concreting Services 5.6% and Other Grocery Wholesaling 5.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Badgerys Creek was $571.

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In Badgerys Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.8%, Worked at home 25.0%, Walked only 8.3%, Train 3.6% and Truck 3.6%. On the day, 11.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Badgerys Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.8% provided care for children and 14.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 3.6% 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 Badgerys Creek, 10.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Badgerys Creek, 48.1% were couple families with children, 24.1% were couple families without children and 22.2% were one parent families.

In Badgerys Creek, 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Badgerys Creek, of couple families with children, 14.6% had both partners employed full-time, 9.8% had both employed part-time and 17.1% 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 Badgerys Creek, 88.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Badgerys Creek, 95.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Badgerys Creek, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 6.3% had 2 bedrooms and 34.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Badgerys Creek, 37.1% were owned outright, 14.5% were owned with a mortgage and 43.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Badgerys Creek, of all households, 71.0% were family households, 24.2% were single person households and 4.8% were group households.

In Badgerys Creek, 16.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.7% 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 Badgerys Creek, 26.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Badgerys Creek, 78.8% 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 Badgerys Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 29 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 Badgerys Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Badgerys 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.

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