Wisemans Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 113 people in Wisemans Creek. Of these 56.0% were male and 44.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Wisemans Creek was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.6% of the population.

Of people in Wisemans Creek aged 15 years and over, 45.7% were married and 18.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Wisemans Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wisemans Creek 31.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.1% were in primary school, 15.2% in secondary school and 18.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wisemans Creek, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wisemans Creek were English 39.5%, Australian 34.7%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 6.5% and German 2.4%.

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

In Wisemans Creek, 87.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 3.7%.

In Wisemans Creek, 71.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wisemans Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 76.9%, New Zealand 5.8%, England 3.8% and Malta 2.9%.

In Wisemans Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 82.1%, England 2.8% and Malta 2.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Wisemans Creek were No Religion, so described 27.0%, Anglican 25.2%, Catholic 25.2%, Not stated 17.4% and Uniting Church 5.2%. In Wisemans Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wisemans Creek 90.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 55 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wisemans Creek. Of these 65.5% were employed full time, 21.8% were employed part-time and 7.3% 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 Wisemans Creek, 17.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Wisemans Creek were Managers 23.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Labourers 17.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Professionals 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in Wisemans Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 18.2%, Nursery Production (Outdoors) 13.6%, Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 13.6%, Site Preparation Services 13.6% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 13.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wisemans Creek was $552.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Wisemans Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 77.3%, Worked at home 9.1% and Car, as passenger 6.8%. 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 76.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wisemans Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 6.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.9% 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 Wisemans Creek, 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wisemans Creek, 30.8% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 19.2% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Wisemans Creek, of couple families with children, 40.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 30.0% 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 Wisemans Creek, 78.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wisemans 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 Wisemans Creek, of occupied private dwellings 6.7% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 46.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wisemans Creek, 40.5% were owned outright, 50.0% were owned with a mortgage and 9.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Wisemans Creek, of all households, 67.4% were family households, 32.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Wisemans Creek, 22.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.3% 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 Wisemans Creek, 34.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wisemans Creek, 85.0% 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 Wisemans 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 Wisemans 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.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Wisemans 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)