Crystal Brook (Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 183 people in Crystal Brook (Qld). Of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Crystal Brook (Qld) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.8% of the population.

Of people in Crystal Brook (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 54.8% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Crystal Brook (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Crystal Brook (Qld) 32.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.8% were in primary school, 24.1% in secondary school and 8.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Crystal Brook (Qld), 13.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Crystal Brook (Qld) were Australian 40.0%, English 27.2%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 8.8% and Italian 5.6%.

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 Crystal Brook (Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Crystal Brook (Qld), 95.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 1.7%.

In Crystal Brook (Qld), 88.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Crystal Brook (Qld), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 91.6%, England 5.0% and New Zealand 1.7%.

In Crystal Brook (Qld), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 94.4%, Italy 2.2% and England 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Crystal Brook (Qld) were No Religion, so described 24.7%, Catholic 23.2%, Anglican 17.9%, Uniting Church 12.6% and Not stated 7.9%. In Crystal Brook (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Crystal Brook (Qld) 93.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.6%.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Crystal Brook (Qld). Of these 63.7% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Crystal Brook (Qld), 6.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Crystal Brook (Qld) included Managers 27.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 20.7%, Professionals 14.1%, Labourers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.3% and Sales Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Crystal Brook (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 26.3%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 10.5%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.0%, Coal Mining 7.0% and Gravel and Sand Quarrying 7.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Crystal Brook (Qld) was $575.

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In Crystal Brook (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.4%, Worked at home 10.5%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Truck 3.2% and Walked only 3.2%. 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 69.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Crystal Brook (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.5% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.1% 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 Crystal Brook (Qld), 20.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 22.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Crystal Brook (Qld), 44.6% were couple families with children, 35.7% were couple families without children and 19.6% were one parent families.

In Crystal Brook (Qld), 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Crystal Brook (Qld), of couple families with children, 23.3% had both partners employed full-time, 9.3% had both employed part-time and 20.9% 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 Crystal Brook (Qld), 84.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Crystal Brook (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 Crystal Brook (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 4.8% had 2 bedrooms and 47.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Crystal Brook (Qld), 39.4% were owned outright, 37.9% were owned with a mortgage and 22.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Crystal Brook (Qld), of all households, 76.8% were family households, 23.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Crystal Brook (Qld), 16.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.6% 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 Crystal Brook (Qld), 22.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Crystal Brook (Qld), 84.5% 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 Crystal Brook (Qld), 72.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 27.3% were female. The median age was 16 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 Crystal Brook (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 Crystal Brook (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.

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