Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,353 people in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld). Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

Of people in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 58.8% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 13.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 13.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) were Australian 31.1%, English 30.3%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 7.4% and German 4.5%.

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 Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 79.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.9%, South Africa 1.3%, Vietnam 0.7% and Canada 0.7%.

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 65.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.4%, England 5.9%, New Zealand 2.6%, Scotland 1.4% and Germany 1.3%.

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.0%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 2.7%, United States of America 1.4% and South Africa 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) were No Religion, so described 28.2%, Catholic 26.6%, Anglican 17.0%, Not stated 8.9% and Uniting Church 6.4%. In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.8%, Vietnamese 0.8%, Dutch 0.4%, Korean 0.4% and German 0.4%.

Employment

There were 724 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld). Of these 61.3% were employed full time, 26.5% 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 Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) included Professionals 21.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Managers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.8%, Labourers 7.2% and Sales Workers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.2%, Higher Education 4.7%, Primary Education 3.6%, Road Freight Transport 2.6% and Central Government Administration 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) was $863.

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In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.7%, Worked at home 5.3%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Walked only 1.6% and Truck 0.9%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 78.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 45.2% were couple families with children, 45.7% were couple families without children and 8.4% were one parent families.

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 22.6% of single parents were male and 77.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), of couple families with children, 28.7% had both partners employed full-time, 1.9% had both employed part-time and 19.7% 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 Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 98.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.4% had 2 bedrooms and 40.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 33.9% were owned outright, 58.4% were owned with a mortgage and 6.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), of all households, 83.1% were family households, 15.2% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 12.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.3% 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 Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 18.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 90.8% 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 Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), 52.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.8% were female. The median age was 31 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 Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,083.

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In Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,048.

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