Apple Tree Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 639 people in Apple Tree Creek. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Apple Tree Creek was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.9% of the population.

Of people in Apple Tree Creek aged 15 years and over, 47.0% were married and 18.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Apple Tree Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Apple Tree Creek 26.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 29.1% in secondary school and 15.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Apple Tree Creek, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Apple Tree Creek were English 33.2%, Australian 29.0%, Scottish 8.7%, Irish 8.6% and German 6.9%.

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

In Apple Tree Creek, 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, South Africa 1.8%, New Zealand 1.1%, Philippines 0.8% and Scotland 0.6%.

In Apple Tree Creek, 70.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Apple Tree Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.6%, England 5.9%, Scotland 2.1%, South Africa 1.8% and New Zealand 1.4%.

In Apple Tree Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.6%, England 4.6%, New Zealand 2.1%, South Africa 1.4% and Scotland 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Apple Tree Creek were No Religion, so described 30.5%, Anglican 19.3%, Catholic 15.6%, Uniting Church 9.1% and Not stated 8.5%. In Apple Tree Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Apple Tree Creek 93.2% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 240 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Apple Tree Creek. Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 4.6% 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 Apple Tree Creek, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Apple Tree Creek included Labourers 18.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.9%, Managers 12.0%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Professionals 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%.

Of the employed people in Apple Tree Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Manufacturing 9.6%, Local Government Administration 6.8%, Fuel Retailing 4.5%, Takeaway Food Services 4.5% and Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Apple Tree Creek was $443.

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In Apple Tree Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.5%, Car, as passenger 9.5%, Worked at home 6.0%, Walked only 1.7% and Bus 1.3%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Apple Tree Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% 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, 22.4% 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 Apple Tree Creek, 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Apple Tree Creek, 36.4% were couple families with children, 48.0% were couple families without children and 15.6% were one parent families.

In Apple Tree Creek, 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Apple Tree Creek, of couple families with children, 14.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.0% had both employed part-time and 14.8% 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 Apple Tree Creek, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Apple Tree Creek, 97.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

In Apple Tree Creek, of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 16.4% had 2 bedrooms and 48.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Apple Tree Creek, 40.3% were owned outright, 39.1% were owned with a mortgage and 18.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Apple Tree Creek, of all households, 70.0% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

In Apple Tree Creek, 33.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.1% 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 Apple Tree Creek, 36.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Apple Tree Creek, 70.5% 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 Apple Tree Creek, 39.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.6% were female. The median age was 17 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 Apple Tree Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $687.

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In Apple Tree Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,030.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)