Greens Creek (Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 326 people in Greens Creek (Qld). Of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Greens Creek (Qld) was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.6% of the population.

Of people in Greens Creek (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Greens Creek (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Greens Creek (Qld) 26.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.5% were in primary school, 21.4% in secondary school and 10.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Greens Creek (Qld), 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Greens Creek (Qld) were English 38.7%, Australian 28.7%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 9.6% and German 5.2%.

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

In Greens Creek (Qld), 88.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.0% and Germany 1.0%.

In Greens Creek (Qld), 76.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Greens Creek (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.8%, England 4.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3%, New Zealand 1.3% and Wales 1.0%.

In Greens Creek (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.3%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 1.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0% and Scotland 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Greens Creek (Qld) were No Religion, so described 30.9%, Anglican 22.6%, Uniting Church 20.4%, Catholic 10.5% and Not stated 6.4%. In Greens Creek (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Greens Creek (Qld) 93.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Japanese 0.9%.

Employment

There were 161 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Greens Creek (Qld). Of these 50.9% were employed full time, 31.1% were employed part-time and 8.1% 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 Greens Creek (Qld), 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Greens Creek (Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.9%, Labourers 15.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.1%, Managers 12.7%, Professionals 12.0%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5%.

Of the employed people in Greens Creek (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.2%, Electrical Services 7.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.4%, Primary Education 6.4% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Greens Creek (Qld) was $542.

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In Greens Creek (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.3%, Worked at home 13.1%, Truck 5.5%, Car, as passenger 4.1% and Motorbike/scooter 2.1%. 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 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Greens Creek (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.1% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.7% 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 Greens Creek (Qld), 20.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Greens Creek (Qld), 48.9% were couple families with children, 42.2% were couple families without children and 8.9% were one parent families.

In Greens Creek (Qld), 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Greens Creek (Qld), of couple families with children, 21.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Greens Creek (Qld), 91.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Greens Creek (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 Greens Creek (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 3.6% had 2 bedrooms and 54.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Greens Creek (Qld), 43.2% were owned outright, 42.3% were owned with a mortgage and 11.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Greens Creek (Qld), of all households, 77.9% were family households, 18.6% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Greens Creek (Qld), 22.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.5% 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 Greens Creek (Qld), 28.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Greens Creek (Qld), 84.8% 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 Greens Creek (Qld), 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% 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 Greens Creek (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

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In Greens Creek (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.

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