Boxers Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 226 people in Boxers Creek. Of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Boxers Creek was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.3% of the population.

Of people in Boxers Creek aged 15 years and over, 50.5% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Boxers Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Boxers Creek 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.9% were in primary school, 16.7% in secondary school and 13.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Boxers Creek, 4.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Boxers Creek were Australian 45.6%, English 21.2%, Scottish 5.7%, Maltese 5.7% and Irish 4.2%.

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

In Boxers Creek, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1.8%, England 1.4%, Germany 1.4% and Italy 1.4%.

In Boxers Creek, 70.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Boxers Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.5%, New Zealand 3.7%, England 2.8%, Netherlands 1.8% and Italy 1.8%.

In Boxers Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.5%, Netherlands 4.5%, New Zealand 3.6%, Germany 2.3% and Italy 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Boxers Creek were Catholic 35.2%, Anglican 27.3%, No Religion, so described 18.9%, Not stated 10.6% and Uniting Church 3.5%. In Boxers Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Boxers Creek 85.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Maltese 4.4%, Dutch 2.7%, German 1.3% and Sinhalese 1.3%.

Employment

There were 108 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Boxers Creek. Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 25.0% were employed part-time and 3.7% 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 Boxers Creek, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Boxers Creek included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.0%, Managers 12.0%, Labourers 8.0%, Professionals 6.0% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Boxers Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Site Preparation Services 6.2%, Metal and Mineral Wholesaling 6.2%, Secondary Education 6.2%, Plumbing Services 4.6% and Landscape Construction Services 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Boxers Creek was $575.

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In Boxers Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.5%, Worked at home 9.5%, Truck 8.4% and Car, as passenger 3.2%. 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 74.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Boxers Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Boxers Creek, 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Boxers Creek, 40.3% were couple families with children, 40.3% were couple families without children and 12.9% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Boxers Creek, of couple families with children, 17.8% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 8.9% 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 Boxers Creek, 88.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Boxers Creek, 100.0% 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 Boxers Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.9% had 2 bedrooms and 29.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Boxers Creek, 46.2% were owned outright, 32.5% were owned with a mortgage and 15.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Boxers Creek, of all households, 78.4% were family households, 16.2% were single person households and 5.4% were group households.

In Boxers Creek, 22.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.1% 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 Boxers Creek, 18.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Boxers Creek, 65.9% 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 Boxers Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 43 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 Boxers Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Boxers 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)