Pheasant Creek (Vic.)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 322 people in Pheasant Creek (Vic.). Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Pheasant Creek (Vic.) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.4% of the population.

Of people in Pheasant Creek (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 49.4% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.) 34.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.1% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 6.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 29.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pheasant Creek (Vic.) were Australian 30.3%, English 24.2%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 7.2% and Italian 6.1%.

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

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 80.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 2.5%, England 2.2%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.3%, Mauritius 1.3% and Italy 0.9%.

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 63.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.6%, England 6.8%, India 3.4%, Italy 3.1% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.2%.

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.8%, England 5.7%, Italy 1.9%, India 1.9% and Malta 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Pheasant Creek (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 39.1%, Not stated 16.6%, Catholic 16.3%, Anglican 10.8% and Pentecostal 3.7%. In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.) 85.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Punjabi 3.5% and Italian 1.3%.

Employment

There were 162 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pheasant Creek (Vic.). Of these 65.4% were employed full time, 24.1% were employed part-time and 4.3% 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 Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 8.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Pheasant Creek (Vic.) included Technicians and Trades Workers 24.2%, Managers 21.5%, Professionals 19.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7%, Labourers 8.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Pheasant Creek (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 5.4%, Carpentry Services 4.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%, Gardening Services 4.3% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pheasant Creek (Vic.) was $628.

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In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 72.4%, Worked at home 6.9%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Walked only 2.1%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.3% provided care for children and 15.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% 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 Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 32.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 49.4% were couple families with children, 36.5% were couple families without children and 14.1% were one parent families.

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), of couple families with children, 24.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 24.2% 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 Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 89.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 96.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.1% were other dwellings.

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 35.9% were owned outright, 56.3% were owned with a mortgage and 7.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), of all households, 75.7% were family households, 19.4% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 22.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.3% 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 Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 16.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 93.9% 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 Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 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 Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 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 Pheasant Creek (Vic.), 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)