Brandy Creek (Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 117 people in Brandy Creek (Qld). Of these 57.0% were male and 43.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Brandy Creek (Qld) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.9% of the population.

Of people in Brandy Creek (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 54.0% were married and 9.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Brandy Creek (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Brandy Creek (Qld) 39.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.6% were in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 6.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Brandy Creek (Qld), 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Brandy Creek (Qld) were English 35.6%, Australian 34.9%, German 6.8%, Scottish 4.1% and Irish 4.1%.

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

In Brandy Creek (Qld), 75.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 8.3% and New Zealand 2.8%.

In Brandy Creek (Qld), 62.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Brandy Creek (Qld), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 71.6%, England 8.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.8%.

In Brandy Creek (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.1%, England 11.0%, New Zealand 3.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.8% and Scotland 2.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Brandy Creek (Qld) were No Religion, so described 33.3%, Anglican 19.6%, Catholic 19.6%, Not stated 11.8% and Uniting Church 8.8%. In Brandy Creek (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Brandy Creek (Qld) 81.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Thai 3.4%.

Employment

There were 68 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Brandy Creek (Qld). Of these 55.9% were employed full time, 29.4% were employed part-time and 8.8% 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 Brandy Creek (Qld), 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Brandy Creek (Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 27.5%, Labourers 15.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Sales Workers 13.0%, Managers 11.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.1%, Professionals 4.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Brandy Creek (Qld), the only responses for industry of employent were Accommodation 47.8%, Nursery Production (Outdoors) 13.0%, Architectural Services 13.0% and Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 13.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Brandy Creek (Qld) was $702.

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In Brandy Creek (Qld), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 61.8%, Worked at home 16.4%, Bus 10.9% and Car, as passenger 5.5%. On the day, 13.6% 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 Brandy Creek (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.2% provided care for children and 7.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.3% 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 Brandy Creek (Qld), 30.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Brandy Creek (Qld), 37.0% were couple families with children, 63.0% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Brandy Creek (Qld), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Brandy Creek (Qld), of couple families with children, 18.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 27.3% 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 Brandy Creek (Qld), 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Brandy Creek (Qld), 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 Brandy Creek (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 8.6% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Brandy Creek (Qld), 38.6% were owned outright, 29.5% were owned with a mortgage and 31.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Brandy Creek (Qld), of all households, 89.5% were family households, 10.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Brandy Creek (Qld), 12.9% 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 Brandy Creek (Qld), 24.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Brandy Creek (Qld), 100.0% 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 Brandy Creek (Qld), 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 Brandy Creek (Qld), 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 Brandy Creek (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 $0.

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