Barkers Creek

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20140
People 457
Male 52.3%
Female 47.7%
Median age 49
Families 121
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 211
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,288
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,387
Median weekly rent $275
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 236 52.3 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 215 47.7 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 0.7 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 457 people in Barkers Creek. Of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

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Age Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 49 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 27 5.9 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 21 4.6 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 28 6.1 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 28 6.1 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 20 4.3 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 16 3.5 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 17 3.7 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 14 3.0 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 21 4.6 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 37 8.0 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 48 10.4 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 45 9.8 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 44 9.6 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 33 7.2 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 24 5.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 17 3.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 12 2.6 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 8 1.7 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Barkers Creek was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 199 52.5 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 12 3.2 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 39 10.3 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 7 1.8 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 122 32.2 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Barkers Creek aged 15 years and over, 52.5% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 169 49.3 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 54 15.7 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 120 35.0 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Barkers Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 3.3 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 21 17.1 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 5 4.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 4 3.3 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 9 7.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 11 8.9 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 6.5 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 2.4 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 15 12.2 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 2.4 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 40 32.5 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Barkers Creek 26.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.3% were in primary school, 23.5% in secondary school and 15.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 96 25.1 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 44 11.5 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 6 1.6 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 50 13.1 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 58 15.2 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 26 6.8 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 37 9.7 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 22 5.8 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 37 9.7 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Barkers Creek, 15.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 216 31.5 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 177 25.8 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 90 13.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 60 8.8 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
German 25 3.6 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Barkers Creek were English 31.5%, Australian 25.8%, Scottish 13.1%, Irish 8.8% and German 3.6%.

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

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Country of birth Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 375 83.7 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 19 4.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Thailand 4 0.9 15,979 0.3 66,229 0.3
New Zealand 3 0.7 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Malta 3 0.7 17,873 0.3 37,613 0.2
Hungary 3 0.7 4,984 0.1 17,896 0.1

In Barkers Creek, 83.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, Thailand 0.9%, New Zealand 0.7%, Malta 0.7% and Hungary 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 62 13.8 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 28 6.2 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 34 7.6 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 297 66.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Barkers Creek, 66.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 337 74.9 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 29 6.4 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 7 1.6 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 6 1.3 33,760 0.6 177,536 0.8
Netherlands 6 1.3 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Barkers Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.9%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.6%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3% and Netherlands 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 327 73.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 24 5.4 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 13 2.9 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Japan 12 2.7 11,901 0.2 60,010 0.3
Netherlands 9 2.0 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Barkers Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.3%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 2.9%, Japan 2.7% and Netherlands 2.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 189 42.9 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 49 11.1 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 48 10.9 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 45 10.2 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 28 6.3 117,036 2.0 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Barkers Creek were No Religion, so described 42.9%, Catholic 11.1%, Anglican 10.9%, Not stated 10.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.3%. In Barkers Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Japanese 6 1.3 11,480 0.2 55,966 0.2
Thai 4 0.9 11,669 0.2 55,444 0.2
German 3 0.7 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Finnish 3 0.7 968 0.0 5,962 0.0
Hungarian 3 0.7 6,730 0.1 19,895 0.1
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English only spoken at home 400 88.1 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 11 6.0 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Barkers Creek 88.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 1.3%, Thai 0.9%, German 0.7%, Finnish 0.7% and Hungarian 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 110 48.2 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 101 44.3 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 8 3.5 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 9 3.9 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 228 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barkers Creek. Of these 48.2% were employed full time, 44.3% were employed part-time and 3.9% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 40 17.9 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 31 13.9 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 30 13.5 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 30 13.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 82 36.8 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Barkers Creek, 17.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 59 26.6 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 33 14.9 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 30 13.5 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 30 13.5 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 27 12.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 17 7.7 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 12 5.4 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 10 4.5 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Barkers Creek included Professionals 26.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Managers 13.5%, Labourers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.7%, Sales Workers 5.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Cured Meat and Smallgoods Manufacturing 19 11.8 1,767 0.1 5,115 0.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 14 8.7 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Secondary Education 7 4.3 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7
Higher Education 7 4.3 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Fruit and Vegetable Retailing 6 3.7 3,550 0.1 14,138 0.1

Of the employed people in Barkers Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cured Meat and Smallgoods Manufacturing 11.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.7%, Secondary Education 4.3%, Higher Education 4.3% and Fruit and Vegetable Retailing 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 572 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,571 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,288 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Barkers Creek was $572.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 152 68.8 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 14 6.3 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 12 5.4 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train 7 3.2 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Other 5 2.3 14,313 0.5 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 11 5.0 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 172 76.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Barkers Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.8%, Worked at home 6.3%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Train 3.2% and Other 2.3%. On the day, 5.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 295 76.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 111 29.1 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 49 12.6 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 134 35.0 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Barkers Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 63 16.4 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 101 26.3 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 79 20.6 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 50 13.0 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Barkers Creek, 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 53 41.7 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 59 46.5 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 15 11.8 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Barkers Creek, 46.5% were couple families with children, 41.7% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Barkers Creek, 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 23 21.3 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 16 14.8 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 16 14.8 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 12 11.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 8 7.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 25 23.1 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 5 4.6 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 2.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Barkers Creek, of couple families with children, 21.3% had both partners employed full-time, 14.8% had both employed part-time and 14.8% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 168 86.2 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 27 13.8 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Barkers Creek, 86.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 163 97.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Barkers Creek, 97.0% 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.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 7.7 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 27 16.0 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 73 43.2 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 53 31.4 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.8 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Barkers Creek, of occupied private dwellings 7.7% had 1 bedroom, 16.0% had 2 bedrooms and 43.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 75 45.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 70 42.4 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 17 10.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 1.8 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Barkers Creek, 45.5% were owned outright, 42.4% were owned with a mortgage and 10.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 123 73.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 40 24.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 2.4 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Barkers Creek, of all households, 73.7% were family households, 24.0% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.1 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.6 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Barkers Creek, 22.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 275 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.5 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,387 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.2 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.8 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 3 1.7 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 50 29.1 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 71 41.3 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 45 26.2 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 1.7 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Barkers Creek, 29.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 18 10.8 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 145 87.3 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 1.8 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Barkers Creek, 87.3% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 3 100.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 0 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Barkers Creek, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Barkers 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)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Barkers Creek % Barkers Creek Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Barkers 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)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.