Forge Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 276 people in Forge Creek. Of these 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Forge Creek was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.8% of the population.

Of people in Forge Creek aged 15 years and over, 65.9% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Forge Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Forge Creek 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.9% were in primary school, 23.1% in secondary school and 12.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Forge Creek, 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Forge Creek were Australian 32.9%, English 30.6%, Irish 11.5%, Scottish 10.7% and Dutch 3.1%.

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

In Forge Creek, 83.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.1%, England 1.1%, Italy 1.1% and India 1.1%.

In Forge Creek, 69.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Forge Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.4%, England 4.4%, Netherlands 1.5%, India 1.5% and Scotland 1.1%.

In Forge Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.5%, England 3.3%, New Zealand 1.9%, Ireland 1.5% and India 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Forge Creek were No Religion, so described 30.7%, Anglican 19.5%, Catholic 12.2%, Not stated 11.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.6%. In Forge Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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

Employment

There were 138 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Forge Creek. Of these 54.3% were employed full time, 34.1% were employed part-time and 3.6% 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 Forge Creek, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Forge Creek included Managers 23.1%, Professionals 20.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Labourers 5.8% and Sales Workers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Forge Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 13.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.8%, Road Freight Transport 6.6%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 6.6% and Veterinary Services 5.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Forge Creek was $619.

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In Forge Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.2%, Worked at home 12.0%, Walked only 6.8% and Car, as passenger 2.3%. 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 68.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Forge Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.4% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.1% 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 Forge Creek, 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Forge Creek, 40.0% were couple families with children, 55.0% were couple families without children and 5.0% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Forge Creek, of couple families with children, 8.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 29.1% 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 Forge Creek, 77.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Forge 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 Forge Creek, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 13.2% had 2 bedrooms and 53.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Forge Creek, 41.1% were owned outright, 40.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Forge Creek, of all households, 86.7% were family households, 13.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Forge Creek, 10.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.9% 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 Forge Creek, 8.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 54.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Forge Creek, 92.0% 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 Forge 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 Forge 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 Forge 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)