Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 143 people in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW). Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

Of people in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 54.1% were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.5% were in primary school, 42.9% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 3.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) were English 39.1%, Australian 33.3%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 7.5% and German 5.2%.

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 Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 87.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 2.9%.

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 79.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 86.9% and England 2.9%.

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 90.0% and England 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) were No Religion, so described 37.2%, Anglican 27.9%, Catholic 17.8%, Not stated 14.7% and Uniting Church 2.3%. In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) 90.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 64 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW). Of these 60.9% were employed full time, 34.4% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 15.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) included Managers 21.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 20.0%, Professionals 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Labourers 10.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 13.5%, Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 10.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 10.8%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.1% and Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 8.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW) was $675.

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In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.3%, Worked at home 20.8%, Motorbike/scooter 5.6% and Truck 4.2%. 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 64.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 81.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.4% 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 Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 31.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 41.2% were couple families with children, 58.8% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), of couple families with children, 31.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 19.0% 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 Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 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 Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.7% had 2 bedrooms and 43.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 46.0% were owned outright, 40.0% were owned with a mortgage and 8.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), of all households, 77.6% were family households, 22.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 26.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.0% 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 Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 19.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 85.7% 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 Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 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 Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 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 Stony Creek (Bega Valley - NSW), 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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