Martins Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 388 people in Martins Creek. Of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Martins Creek was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

Of people in Martins Creek aged 15 years and over, 52.8% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Martins Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Martins Creek 34.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 12.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Martins Creek, 8.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Martins Creek were Australian 39.3%, English 31.0%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 6.5% 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 Martins Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Martins Creek, 84.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.4% and England 2.1%.

In Martins Creek, 73.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Martins Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.8%, New Zealand 2.9%, England 2.6%, Ireland 1.3% and Scotland 0.8%.

In Martins Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.1%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 2.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.8% and Germany 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Martins Creek were Anglican 31.1%, No Religion, so described 25.8%, Catholic 17.8%, Not stated 14.4% and Baptist 3.9%. In Martins Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Martins Creek 89.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 172 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Martins Creek. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 37.2% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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 Martins Creek, 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Martins Creek included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.5%, Professionals 16.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.5%, Labourers 9.2%, Managers 8.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.4% and Sales Workers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Martins Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 8.3%, Coal Mining 6.4%, Hairdressing and Beauty Services 6.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.5% and Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Martins Creek was $646.

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In Martins Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.0%, Car, as passenger 7.3%, Worked at home 6.7%, Car as driver, car as passenger 1.8% and Walked only 1.8%. 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 83.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Martins Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.2% provided care for children and 15.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.3% 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 Martins Creek, 28.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Martins Creek, 44.1% were couple families with children, 41.2% were couple families without children and 14.7% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Martins Creek, of couple families with children, 18.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 38.4% 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 Martins Creek, 95.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Martins 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 Martins Creek, of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.9% had 2 bedrooms and 49.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Martins Creek, 35.4% were owned outright, 49.6% were owned with a mortgage and 12.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Martins Creek, of all households, 82.0% were family households, 13.3% were single person households and 4.7% were group households.

In Martins Creek, 12.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.4% 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 Martins Creek, 20.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Martins Creek, 79.2% 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 Martins Creek, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 21 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 Martins Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1 persons, with 0.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,124.

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In Martins 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 $1,084.

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