Clifton Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 237 people in Clifton Creek. Of these 53.7% were male and 46.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Clifton Creek was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.8% of the population.

Of people in Clifton Creek aged 15 years and over, 52.6% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Clifton Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Clifton Creek 23.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were in primary school, 17.0% in secondary school and 15.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Clifton Creek, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Clifton Creek were Australian 31.2%, English 29.4%, Scottish 10.0%, Irish 6.6% and German 5.9%.

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

In Clifton Creek, 88.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Germany 1.7% and Croatia 1.3%.

In Clifton Creek, 71.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Clifton Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.8%, England 3.4%, Germany 3.0%, Italy 2.6% and South Eastern Europe, nfd 2.1%.

In Clifton Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.9%, Germany 3.0%, England 2.2%, Malaysia 1.7% and Netherlands 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Clifton Creek were No Religion, so described 28.3%, Catholic 21.3%, Anglican 13.0%, Not stated 10.4% and Baptist 6.5%. In Clifton Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Clifton Creek 91.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.7%.

Employment

There were 129 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Clifton Creek. Of these 46.5% were employed full time, 38.8% 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.

Of employed people in Clifton Creek, 5.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Clifton Creek included Managers 22.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.3%, Labourers 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%, Professionals 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Sales Workers 7.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Clifton Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 11.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 10.0%, Cake and Pastry Manufacturing (Factory based) 8.6%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.1% and Primary Education 5.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Clifton Creek was $590.

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In Clifton Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.9%, Worked at home 8.3%, Walked only 4.1%, Motorbike/scooter 3.3% and Car, as passenger 2.5%. 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 69.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Clifton Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.5% provided care for children and 16.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.9% 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 Clifton Creek, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Clifton Creek, 32.4% were couple families with children, 55.4% were couple families without children and 12.2% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Clifton Creek, of couple families with children, 20.9% had both partners employed full-time, 13.4% had both employed part-time and 14.9% 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 Clifton Creek, 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Clifton Creek, 95.1% were separate houses, 4.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Clifton Creek, of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 52.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Clifton Creek, 48.1% were owned outright, 40.3% were owned with a mortgage and 11.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Clifton Creek, of all households, 79.7% were family households, 16.5% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Clifton Creek, 17.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.9% 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 Clifton Creek, 12.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Clifton Creek, 85.1% 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 Clifton Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% 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 Clifton 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 Clifton 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)