Jarra Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 134 people in Jarra Creek. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Jarra Creek was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 31.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.2% of the population.

Of people in Jarra Creek aged 15 years and over, 54.6% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Jarra Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Jarra Creek 39.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.5% were in primary school, 31.4% in secondary school and 5.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Jarra Creek, 21.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Jarra Creek were Australian 25.3%, English 24.2%, Irish 14.0%, Scottish 8.6% and Italian 7.0%.

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

In Jarra Creek, 88.4% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Jarra Creek, 64.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Jarra Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 82.8% and Italy 2.3%.

In Jarra Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.4%, New Zealand 3.1%, England 3.1%, Canada 3.1% and Italy 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Jarra Creek were Catholic 39.8%, No Religion, so described 21.8%, Anglican 14.3%, Not stated 9.0% and Jehovah's Witnesses 8.3%. In Jarra Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Jarra Creek 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 2.2%.

Employment

There were 59 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jarra Creek. Of these 59.3% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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 Jarra Creek, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Jarra Creek included Labourers 23.0%, Managers 16.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2%, Sales Workers 8.2% and Professionals 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Jarra Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 43.6%, Sugar Cane Growing 15.4%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 7.7%, Sugar Manufacturing 7.7% and Gardening Services 7.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Jarra Creek was $585.

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In Jarra Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.1%, Worked at home 24.2%, Car, as passenger 8.1% and Bus 4.8%. On the day, 4.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Jarra Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.0% provided care for children and 18.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.0% 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 Jarra Creek, 23.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Jarra Creek, 55.6% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Jarra Creek, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Jarra Creek, of couple families with children, 14.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 22.2% 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 Jarra Creek, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Jarra Creek, 93.5% 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 Jarra Creek, of occupied private dwellings 18.9% had 1 bedroom, 8.1% had 2 bedrooms and 35.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Jarra Creek, 46.8% were owned outright, 38.3% were owned with a mortgage and 14.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Jarra Creek, of all households, 82.9% were family households, 17.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Jarra Creek, 20.0% 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 Jarra Creek, 26.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Jarra Creek, 73.2% 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 Jarra Creek, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 15 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 Jarra 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 Jarra 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)