Yippin Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 195 people in Yippin Creek. Of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Yippin Creek was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.3% of the population.

Of people in Yippin Creek aged 15 years and over, 50.0% were married and 14.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Yippin Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Yippin Creek 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.2% were in primary school, 17.3% in secondary school and 17.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Yippin Creek, 9.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 31.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yippin Creek were Australian 34.5%, English 31.0%, Scottish 8.6%, Irish 6.7% and German 2.7%.

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

In Yippin Creek, 88.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 2.2%.

In Yippin Creek, 69.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Yippin Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.8%, England 7.4%, Scotland 2.1%, Switzerland 1.6% and Uganda 1.6%.

In Yippin Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 81.9%, England 6.8% and Chile 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Yippin Creek were No Religion, so described 28.8%, Anglican 27.8%, Catholic 22.2%, Not stated 6.6% and Jehovah's Witnesses 6.1%. In Yippin Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Yippin Creek 90.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Finnish 1.6%.

Employment

There were 93 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yippin Creek. Of these 49.5% were employed full time, 37.6% were employed part-time and 8.6% 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 Yippin Creek, 19.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Yippin Creek included Sales Workers 18.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Labourers 13.2%, Professionals 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0% and Managers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in Yippin Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Clubs (Hospitality) 8.3%, Secondary Education 8.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 8.3%, Logging 6.2% and House Construction 6.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yippin Creek was $557.

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In Yippin Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.6%, Car, as passenger 7.6%, Taxi 3.8% and Worked at home 3.8%. 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 78.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yippin Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% 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 Yippin Creek, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yippin Creek, 22.4% were couple families with children, 58.6% were couple families without children and 19.0% were one parent families.

In Yippin Creek, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Yippin Creek, of couple families with children, 18.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 18.8% 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 Yippin Creek, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Yippin Creek, 95.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In Yippin Creek, of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 5.3% had 2 bedrooms and 34.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Yippin Creek, 37.7% were owned outright, 37.7% were owned with a mortgage and 20.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Yippin Creek, of all households, 76.0% were family households, 24.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Yippin Creek, 25.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.0% 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 Yippin Creek, 19.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Yippin Creek, 80.0% 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 Yippin Creek, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 18 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 Yippin 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.

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In Yippin 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)