Hawkins Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 216 people in Hawkins Creek. Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Hawkins Creek was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.0% of the population.

Of people in Hawkins Creek aged 15 years and over, 64.4% were married and 2.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Hawkins Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Hawkins Creek 26.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.8% were in primary school, 34.6% in secondary school and 5.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Hawkins Creek, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hawkins Creek were Italian 34.0%, Australian 27.0%, English 20.4%, Irish 6.7% and Scottish 4.6%.

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

In Hawkins Creek, 91.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Italy 1.4% and United States of America 1.4%.

In Hawkins Creek, 64.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Hawkins Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 72.0%, Italy 18.5% and England 1.9%.

In Hawkins Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.6%, Italy 15.1%, New Zealand 1.8%, England 1.4% and Finland 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Hawkins Creek were Catholic 64.4%, Anglican 12.3%, No Religion, so described 7.3%, Baptist 5.5% and Not stated 4.6%. In Hawkins Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (92.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Hawkins Creek 93.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.4%.

Employment

There were 116 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hawkins Creek. Of these 51.7% were employed full time, 37.1% 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 Hawkins Creek, 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Hawkins Creek included Managers 23.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Professionals 10.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.2%, Labourers 7.5% and Sales Workers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Hawkins Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 28.7%, Primary Education 8.0%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 6.9%, Secondary Education 6.9% and Hairdressing and Beauty Services 6.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hawkins Creek was $544.

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In Hawkins Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.6%, Truck 9.1%, Walked only 7.4%, Car, as passenger 2.5% and Worked at home 2.5%. 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 75.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hawkins Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.3% provided care for children and 17.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.8% 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 Hawkins Creek, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hawkins Creek, 58.7% were couple families with children, 36.5% were couple families without children and 4.8% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Hawkins Creek, of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 31.7% 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 Hawkins Creek, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hawkins Creek, 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 Hawkins Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 61.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hawkins Creek, 54.5% were owned outright, 29.9% were owned with a mortgage and 11.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Hawkins Creek, of all households, 78.5% were family households, 21.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Hawkins Creek, 13.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Hawkins Creek, 11.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Hawkins Creek, 70.4% 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 Hawkins 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 Hawkins 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 Hawkins 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)