Mortons Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 279 people in Mortons Creek. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Mortons Creek was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.8% of the population.

Of people in Mortons Creek aged 15 years and over, 48.8% were married and 15.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Mortons Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mortons Creek 25.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.6% were in primary school, 35.6% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mortons Creek, 9.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mortons Creek were Australian 31.6%, English 27.0%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 7.8% and Italian 3.2%.

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

In Mortons Creek, 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.5%, England 1.1%, Germany 1.1% and Philippines 1.1%.

In Mortons Creek, 73.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mortons Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.2%, England 3.3%, New Zealand 1.5%, Germany 1.1% and Malta 1.1%.

In Mortons Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.7%, England 4.4%, New Zealand 3.7%, Wales 1.8% and Germany 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Mortons Creek were Anglican 29.3%, Catholic 23.3%, No Religion, so described 23.0%, Not stated 11.9% and Uniting Church 7.0%. In Mortons Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (75.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mortons Creek 90.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 139 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mortons Creek. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 2.9% 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 Mortons Creek, 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mortons Creek included Professionals 16.9%, Sales Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.7%, Labourers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9% and Managers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Mortons Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 7.4%, Secondary Education 7.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.3%, Plumbing Services 4.2% and Agricultural and Construction Machinery Wholesaling 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mortons Creek was $620.

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In Mortons Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 73.3%, Car, as passenger 7.4%, Truck 5.2% and Worked at home 3.0%. 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 80.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mortons Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.7% provided care for children and 14.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.9% 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 Mortons Creek, 20.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mortons Creek, 33.3% were couple families with children, 54.8% were couple families without children and 11.9% were one parent families.

In Mortons Creek, 55.6% of single parents were male and 44.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mortons Creek, of couple families with children, 25.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 23.8% 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 Mortons Creek, 96.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mortons 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 Mortons Creek, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 7.5% had 2 bedrooms and 45.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mortons Creek, 45.9% were owned outright, 38.8% were owned with a mortgage and 10.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Mortons Creek, of all households, 83.2% were family households, 10.9% were single person households and 5.9% were group households.

In Mortons Creek, 20.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.9% 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 Mortons Creek, 14.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mortons Creek, 89.4% 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 Mortons Creek, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 41 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 Mortons Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,437.

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In Mortons 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)