Etna Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 792 people in Etna Creek. Of these 84.6% were male and 15.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 26.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Etna Creek was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 6.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.1% of the population.

Of people in Etna Creek aged 15 years and over, 36.2% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Etna Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Etna Creek 79.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 3.3% were in primary school, 3.3% in secondary school and 1.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Etna Creek, 3.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Etna Creek were Australian 16.3%, English 9.0%, Scottish 1.8%, Irish 1.4% and German 1.3%.

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

In Etna Creek, 91.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.3%, England 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%.

In Etna Creek, 24.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Etna Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 25.8%, New Zealand 0.4%, England 0.4% and Netherlands 0.4%.

In Etna Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 25.1%, New Zealand 0.5%, England 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Etna Creek were Not stated 73.6%, Catholic 7.2%, No Religion, so described 6.3%, Anglican 3.3% and Uniting Church 3.0%. In Etna Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Etna Creek 27.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 0.4%.

Employment

There were 133 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Etna Creek. Of these 72.2% were employed full time, 23.3% were employed part-time and 2.3% 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 Etna Creek, 6.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Etna Creek included Technicians and Trades Workers 25.0%, Managers 12.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.3%, Professionals 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Labourers 10.5% and Sales Workers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Etna Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.7%, Road Freight Transport 6.7%, Primary Education 6.7%, Coal Mining 4.4% and Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Etna Creek was $756.

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In Etna Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 73.7%, Worked at home 7.9%, Walked only 7.0% and Truck 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 70.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Etna Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 19.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 8.4% provided care for children and 2.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.3% 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 Etna Creek, 7.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 3.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Etna Creek, 47.5% were couple families with children, 36.1% were couple families without children and 16.4% were one parent families.

In Etna Creek, 54.5% of single parents were male and 45.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Etna Creek, of couple families with children, 44.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 26.0% 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 Etna Creek, 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Etna Creek, 96.2% 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 Etna Creek, of occupied private dwellings 5.6% had 1 bedroom, 5.6% had 2 bedrooms and 36.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Etna Creek, 39.7% were owned outright, 51.3% were owned with a mortgage and 5.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Etna Creek, of all households, 87.3% were family households, 12.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Etna Creek, 10.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.2% 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 Etna Creek, 23.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Etna Creek, 81.1% 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 Etna Creek, 98.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 1.4% were female. The median age was 28 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 Etna Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,124.

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In Etna 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)