Creightons Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 138 people in Creightons Creek. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Creightons Creek was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 37.2% of the population.

Of people in Creightons Creek aged 15 years and over, 65.8% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Creightons Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Creightons Creek 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 10.7% in secondary school and 28.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Creightons Creek, 11.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 17.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Creightons Creek were Australian 30.0%, English 29.6%, Irish 16.4%, Scottish 10.8% and Dutch 3.3%.

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

In Creightons Creek, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.1% and England 2.1%.

In Creightons Creek, 74.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Creightons Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 77.1%, England 7.9%, Netherlands 5.0% and New Zealand 2.1%.

In Creightons Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 81.7%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 3.5% and Netherlands 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Creightons Creek were No Religion, so described 36.4%, Catholic 34.3%, Anglican 12.9%, Not stated 9.3% and Uniting Church 5.0%. In Creightons Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Creightons Creek 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 82 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Creightons Creek. Of these 52.4% were employed full time, 34.1% were employed part-time and 3.7% 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 Creightons Creek, 9.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Creightons Creek were Managers 37.5%, Professionals 25.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.7%, Labourers 9.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9% and Sales Workers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in Creightons Creek, the only responses for industry of employent were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 30.6%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 25.0% and Electrical Services 13.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Creightons Creek was $622.

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In Creightons Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 47.3%, Worked at home 29.7%, Walked only 9.5% and Truck 5.4%. 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 50.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Creightons Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.5% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 42.9% 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 Creightons Creek, 27.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 24.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Creightons Creek, 24.4% were couple families with children, 68.3% were couple families without children and 7.3% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Creightons Creek, of couple families with children, 20.9% had both partners employed full-time, 9.3% had both employed part-time and 27.9% 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 Creightons Creek, 80.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Creightons 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 Creightons Creek, of occupied private dwellings 6.1% had 1 bedroom, 24.2% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Creightons Creek, 62.5% were owned outright, 17.9% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Creightons Creek, of all households, 72.6% were family households, 27.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Creightons Creek, 22.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.0% 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 Creightons Creek, 9.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 63.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Creightons Creek, 75.9% 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 Creightons Creek, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 20 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 Creightons Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1 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 Creightons 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)