Dows Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 136 people in Dows Creek. Of these 56.0% were male and 44.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Dows Creek was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.5% of the population.

Of people in Dows Creek aged 15 years and over, 46.5% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Dows Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Dows Creek 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Dows Creek, 3.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 29.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dows Creek were Australian 35.7%, English 31.9%, Scottish 7.7%, Irish 6.6% and German 4.9%.

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

In Dows Creek, 81.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Netherlands 2.2% and South Africa 2.2%.

In Dows Creek, 78.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Dows Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 77.5%, England 5.8%, Papua New Guinea 2.2% and South Africa 2.2%.

In Dows Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 80.4%, New Zealand 2.2%, Netherlands 2.2% and South Africa 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Dows Creek were No Religion, so described 26.5%, Anglican 21.2%, Catholic 15.2%, Not stated 14.4% and Uniting Church 10.6%. In Dows Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Dows Creek 85.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 2.2%.

Employment

There were 74 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dows Creek. Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 25.7% were employed part-time and 10.8% 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 Dows Creek, 6.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Dows Creek were Technicians and Trades Workers 29.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Labourers 12.3%, Managers 7.7% and Professionals 7.7%.

Of the employed people in Dows Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 25.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.2%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 6.2%, Site Preparation Services 6.2% and Electrical Services 6.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dows Creek was $612.

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In Dows Creek, on the day of the Census, the only response for methods of travel to work for employed people was Car, as driver 94.1%. 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 86.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dows Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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 Dows Creek, 18.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dows Creek, 28.6% were couple families with children, 62.9% were couple families without children and 8.6% were one parent families.

In Dows Creek, 57.1% of single parents were male and 42.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Dows Creek, of couple families with children, 33.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 41.7% 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 Dows Creek, 71.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dows Creek, 92.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 7.3% were other dwellings.

In Dows Creek, of occupied private dwellings 7.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.6% had 2 bedrooms and 46.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dows Creek, 31.0% were owned outright, 54.8% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Dows Creek, of all households, 85.0% were family households, 15.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Dows Creek, 12.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.8% 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 Dows Creek, 45.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Dows Creek, 59.5% 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 Dows Creek, 27.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 72.7% were female. The median age was 32 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 Dows Creek, 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 Dows 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)