Kandanga Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 118 people in Kandanga Creek. Of these 43.3% were male and 56.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Kandanga Creek was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

Of people in Kandanga Creek aged 15 years and over, 59.6% were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Kandanga Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kandanga Creek 24.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 81.8% were in primary school, 13.6% in secondary school and 18.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kandanga Creek, 18.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 30.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kandanga Creek were English 36.2%, Australian 31.9%, Irish 12.9%, Scottish 10.4% and Italian 3.7%.

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

In Kandanga Creek, 92.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.3% and New Zealand 3.4%.

In Kandanga Creek, 72.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kandanga Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 81.4%, England 7.6%, New Zealand 2.5% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.5%.

In Kandanga Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 85.6%, England 6.3%, New Zealand 2.7% and Philippines 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Kandanga Creek were No Religion, so described 38.6%, Catholic 17.3%, Uniting Church 12.6%, Anglican 11.8% and Lutheran 5.5%. In Kandanga Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kandanga Creek 97.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was French 2.5%.

Employment

There were 57 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kandanga Creek. Of these 50.9% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 15.8% 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 Kandanga Creek, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kandanga Creek included Technicians and Trades Workers 24.1%, Managers 22.4%, Professionals 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Labourers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9%, Sales Workers 5.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Kandanga Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 23.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 19.0%, Dairy Cattle Farming 14.3%, Fresh Meat, Fish and Poultry Retailing 14.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 14.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kandanga Creek was $476.

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In Kandanga Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.0% and Worked at home 24.0%. 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 68.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kandanga Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.2% provided care for children and 6.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.7% 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 Kandanga Creek, 29.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kandanga Creek, 27.0% were couple families with children, 43.2% were couple families without children and 29.7% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Kandanga Creek, of couple families with children, 10.0% had both partners employed full-time, 10.0% had both employed part-time and 20.0% 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 Kandanga Creek, 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kandanga 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 Kandanga Creek, of occupied private dwellings 7.5% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 57.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kandanga Creek, 55.0% were owned outright, 35.0% were owned with a mortgage and 10.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Kandanga Creek, of all households, 85.4% were family households, 14.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Kandanga Creek, 27.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.3% 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 Kandanga Creek, 22.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kandanga Creek, 80.0% 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 Kandanga Creek, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 26 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 Kandanga Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Kandanga 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)