Captain Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 358 people in Captain Creek. Of these 53.7% were male and 46.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Captain Creek was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5% of the population.

Of people in Captain Creek aged 15 years and over, 41.8% were married and 20.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Captain Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Captain Creek 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.2% were in primary school, 33.0% in secondary school and 6.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Captain Creek, 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Captain Creek were English 32.7%, Australian 30.9%, Scottish 10.2%, Irish 8.0% and German 4.2%.

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

In Captain Creek, 77.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 2.9%, Germany 2.6%, Scotland 0.9% and South Africa 0.9%.

In Captain Creek, 57.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Captain Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.9%, England 10.9%, Germany 2.7%, New Zealand 2.1% and Scotland 1.8%.

In Captain Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.4%, England 8.2%, New Zealand 4.2%, Germany 2.5% and Philippines 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Captain Creek were No Religion, so described 41.2%, Anglican 15.1%, Not stated 14.5%, Catholic 10.5% and Uniting Church 4.8%. In Captain Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (47.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Captain Creek 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.4%, Swedish 0.9% and Vietnamese 0.9%.

Employment

There were 147 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Captain Creek. Of these 38.8% were employed full time, 32.0% were employed part-time and 18.4% 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 Captain Creek, 15.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Captain Creek included Machinery Operators and Drivers 19.0%, Professionals 14.0%, Labourers 14.0%, Sales Workers 13.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.3% and Managers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Captain Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 10.3%, Local Government Administration 6.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.1%, Market Research and Statistical Services 5.1% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Captain Creek was $432.

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In Captain Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.8%, Worked at home 8.8%, Car, as passenger 7.9% and Motorbike/scooter 2.6%. 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 70.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Captain Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.0% 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 Captain Creek, 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Captain Creek, 31.8% were couple families with children, 52.9% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

In Captain Creek, 38.9% of single parents were male and 61.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Captain Creek, of couple families with children, 6.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 7.8% 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 Captain Creek, 63.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 37.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Captain Creek, 97.8% 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 Captain Creek, of occupied private dwellings 10.2% had 1 bedroom, 33.6% had 2 bedrooms and 32.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Captain Creek, 41.8% were owned outright, 39.0% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Captain Creek, of all households, 64.4% were family households, 31.9% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Captain Creek, 43.1% 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 Captain Creek, 33.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Captain Creek, 73.7% 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 Captain Creek, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 52 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 Captain Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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In Captain 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)