Julia Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 511 people in Julia Creek. Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Julia Creek was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5% of the population.

Of people in Julia Creek aged 15 years and over, 44.8% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Julia Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Julia Creek 22.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.4% were in primary school, 8.3% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Julia Creek, 18.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Julia Creek were Australian 37.6%, English 29.0%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 6.7% and German 5.5%.

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

In Julia Creek, 87.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.4%, New Zealand 0.8% and United States of America 0.6%.

In Julia Creek, 77.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Julia Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.6%, England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 0.8% and Wales 0.8%.

In Julia Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.7%, England 3.2%, Ireland 1.2%, Scotland 0.8% and Germany 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Julia Creek were Anglican 28.1%, Catholic 27.3%, No Religion, so described 22.1%, Not stated 9.1% and Uniting Church 6.9%. In Julia Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Julia Creek 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 293 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Julia Creek. Of these 77.8% were employed full time, 14.7% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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 Julia Creek, 3.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 71.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Julia Creek included Managers 33.5%, Labourers 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Professionals 4.7% and Sales Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Julia Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 31.1%, Local Government Administration 20.6%, Road and Bridge Construction 4.8%, Primary Education 4.8% and Electrical Services 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Julia Creek was $751.

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In Julia Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.0%, Walked only 22.4%, Worked at home 22.4%, Other 3.2% and Car, as passenger 2.9%. 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 45.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Julia Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 7.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 38.4% 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 Julia Creek, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Julia Creek, 48.1% were couple families with children, 40.7% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Julia Creek, of couple families with children, 46.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 18.9% 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 Julia Creek, 67.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 32.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Julia Creek, 87.7% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In Julia Creek, of occupied private dwellings 5.1% had 1 bedroom, 19.7% had 2 bedrooms and 41.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Julia Creek, 39.9% were owned outright, 14.9% were owned with a mortgage and 40.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Julia Creek, of all households, 55.4% were family households, 40.7% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Julia Creek, 29.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.7% 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 Julia Creek, 32.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Julia Creek, 73.8% 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 Julia Creek, 53.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.2% 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 Julia Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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In Julia Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 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)