Crabbes Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 290 people in Crabbes Creek. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Crabbes Creek was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.0% of the population.

Of people in Crabbes Creek aged 15 years and over, 42.1% were married and 15.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Crabbes Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Crabbes Creek 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.6% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 12.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Crabbes Creek, 9.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Crabbes Creek were English 30.8%, Australian 29.0%, Irish 11.9%, Scottish 8.2% and German 4.5%.

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

In Crabbes Creek, 76.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Germany 3.5%, England 2.5%, New Zealand 1.1% and Greece 1.1%.

In Crabbes Creek, 61.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Crabbes Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.4%, England 5.4%, Italy 3.2%, Scotland 1.8% and Germany 1.8%.

In Crabbes Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.8%, England 4.9%, Germany 3.5%, Italy 2.4% and New Zealand 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Crabbes Creek were No Religion, so described 43.3%, Catholic 17.4%, Not stated 16.4%, Anglican 9.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4%. In Crabbes Creek, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (51.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Crabbes Creek 76.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 3.0%, Spanish 1.0%, Italian 1.0% and Macedonian 1.0%.

Employment

There were 149 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Crabbes Creek. Of these 43.6% were employed full time, 39.6% were employed part-time and 8.1% 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 Crabbes Creek, 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Crabbes Creek included Professionals 21.0%, Managers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Labourers 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.0% and Sales Workers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Crabbes Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 11.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.0%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 5.1%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 5.1% and Local Government Administration 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Crabbes Creek was $554.

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In Crabbes Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 77.6%, Worked at home 8.8%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Walked only 3.2% and Other 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 79.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Crabbes Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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 Crabbes Creek, 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Crabbes Creek, 45.3% were couple families with children, 33.3% were couple families without children and 14.7% were one parent families.

In Crabbes Creek, 31.2% of single parents were male and 68.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Crabbes Creek, of couple families with children, 16.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 20.3% 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 Crabbes Creek, 84.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Crabbes Creek, 93.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 6.2% were other dwellings.

In Crabbes Creek, of occupied private dwellings 9.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 33.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Crabbes Creek, 40.6% were owned outright, 32.7% were owned with a mortgage and 19.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Crabbes Creek, of all households, 67.0% were family households, 29.1% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Crabbes Creek, 29.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.9% 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 Crabbes Creek, 18.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Crabbes Creek, 76.9% 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 Crabbes Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Crabbes 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 Crabbes 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)