Twelve Mile Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 161 people in Twelve Mile Creek. Of these 56.5% were male and 43.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Twelve Mile Creek was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.8% of the population.

Of people in Twelve Mile Creek aged 15 years and over, 39.0% were married and 21.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Twelve Mile Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Twelve Mile Creek 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 11.6% were in primary school, 7.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Twelve Mile Creek, 8.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Twelve Mile Creek were English 31.6%, Australian 28.1%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 8.2% and Maori 1.5%.

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

In Twelve Mile Creek, 76.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 1.9%.

In Twelve Mile Creek, 62.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Twelve Mile Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 64.8%, England 3.8%, Ireland 1.9% and Poland 1.9%.

In Twelve Mile Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 68.6%, England 3.2% and New Zealand 2.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Twelve Mile Creek were Not stated 26.1%, Anglican 20.4%, Catholic 19.7%, No Religion, so described 18.5% and Uniting Church 8.3%. In Twelve Mile Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Twelve Mile Creek 75.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was French 1.9%.

Employment

There were 65 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Twelve Mile Creek. Of these 49.2% were employed full time, 35.4% were employed part-time and 15.4% 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 Twelve Mile Creek, 19.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Twelve Mile Creek were Managers 22.9%, Labourers 22.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Twelve Mile Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 15.4%, House Construction 11.5%, Other Residential Building Construction 11.5%, Site Preparation Services 11.5% and Call Centre Operation 11.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Twelve Mile Creek was $544.

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In Twelve Mile Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.7%, Car, as passenger 13.0%, Walked only 7.4% and Worked at home 7.4%. 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 87.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Twelve Mile Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.9% 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, 10.3% 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 Twelve Mile Creek, 17.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Twelve Mile Creek, 18.9% were couple families with children, 54.1% were couple families without children and 27.0% were one parent families.

In Twelve Mile Creek, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Twelve Mile Creek, of couple families with children, 12.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 16.1% 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 Twelve Mile Creek, 95.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Twelve Mile Creek, 42.4% were separate houses, 4.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 53.0% were other dwellings.

In Twelve Mile Creek, of occupied private dwellings 35.2% had 1 bedroom, 23.9% had 2 bedrooms and 19.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Twelve Mile Creek, 28.2% were owned outright, 16.9% were owned with a mortgage and 46.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Twelve Mile Creek, of all households, 52.3% were family households, 36.9% were single person households and 10.8% were group households.

In Twelve Mile Creek, 42.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.0% 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 Twelve Mile Creek, 50.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Twelve Mile Creek, 61.8% 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 Twelve Mile Creek, 23.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 76.9% were female. The median age was 28 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 Twelve Mile Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,937.

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In Twelve Mile 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)