Grahams Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 157 people in Grahams Creek. Of these 56.2% were male and 43.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Grahams Creek was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.

Of people in Grahams Creek aged 15 years and over, 69.6% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Grahams Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Grahams Creek 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.8% were in primary school, 6.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Grahams Creek, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Grahams Creek were English 35.3%, Australian 26.8%, Scottish 6.3%, German 5.3% and Irish 4.7%.

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

In Grahams Creek, 74.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 4.0%.

In Grahams Creek, 60.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Grahams Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 67.5%, England 11.7% and Scotland 1.9%.

In Grahams Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 71.0% and England 9.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Grahams Creek were Not stated 28.1%, No Religion, so described 22.5%, Catholic 16.2%, Anglican 12.5% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Grahams Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Grahams Creek 82.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 69 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Grahams Creek. Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 34.8% were employed part-time and 5.8% 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 Grahams Creek, 13.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Grahams Creek were Managers 24.2%, Labourers 22.7%, Professionals 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Grahams Creek, the only responses for industry of employent were Site Preparation Services 21.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 10.7%, Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction 10.7% and Aged Care Residential Services 10.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Grahams Creek was $669.

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In Grahams Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.8%, Worked at home 10.9%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Bus 4.7% and Walked only 4.7%. On the day, 4.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Grahams Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.9% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.3% 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 Grahams Creek, 27.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Grahams Creek, 27.5% were couple families with children, 62.5% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

In Grahams Creek, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Grahams Creek, of couple families with children, 16.2% had both partners employed full-time, 8.1% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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 Grahams Creek, 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Grahams Creek, 94.0% 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 Grahams Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.7% had 2 bedrooms and 34.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Grahams Creek, 45.7% were owned outright, 37.0% were owned with a mortgage and 10.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Grahams Creek, of all households, 82.0% were family households, 18.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Grahams Creek, 33.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.0% 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 Grahams Creek, 18.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Grahams Creek, 78.2% 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 Grahams Creek, 100.0% 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 Grahams 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 Grahams 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)