Kidaman Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 130 people in Kidaman Creek. Of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Kidaman Creek was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.4% of the population.

Of people in Kidaman Creek aged 15 years and over, 50.0% were married and 26.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Kidaman Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kidaman Creek 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 10.3% were in primary school, 24.1% in secondary school and 13.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kidaman Creek, 8.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kidaman Creek were English 30.6%, Australian 19.1%, Irish 13.4%, Scottish 10.2% and German 7.6%.

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

In Kidaman Creek, 73.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.1% and South Africa 2.5%.

In Kidaman Creek, 60.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kidaman Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 67.7%, England 9.4%, Scotland 2.4% and Netherlands 2.4%.

In Kidaman Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.5%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 3.2%, Wales 2.4% and Netherlands 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Kidaman Creek were No Religion, so described 34.1%, Anglican 25.8%, Not stated 25.0%, Uniting Church 8.3% and Catholic 6.8%. In Kidaman Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kidaman Creek 82.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 51 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kidaman Creek. Of these 54.9% were employed full time, 29.4% were employed part-time and 15.7% 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 Kidaman Creek, 5.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Kidaman Creek were Managers 29.4%, Professionals 27.5%, Labourers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in Kidaman Creek, the only responses for industry of employent were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 33.3%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 16.7%, Other Agricultural Product Wholesaling 12.5% and Other Social Assistance Services 12.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kidaman Creek was $589.

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In Kidaman Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 60.5%, Worked at home 18.6% and Walked only 7.0%. 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 60.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kidaman Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.7% provided care for children and 15.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.8% 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 Kidaman Creek, 21.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kidaman Creek, 18.8% were couple families with children, 68.8% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Kidaman Creek, of couple families with children, 12.0% had both partners employed full-time, 12.0% had both employed part-time and 24.0% 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 Kidaman Creek, 84.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kidaman 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 Kidaman Creek, of occupied private dwellings 7.4% had 1 bedroom, 22.2% had 2 bedrooms and 40.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kidaman Creek, 46.3% were owned outright, 29.6% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Kidaman Creek, of all households, 58.3% were family households, 31.7% were single person households and 10.0% were group households.

In Kidaman Creek, 25.0% 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 Kidaman Creek, 28.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kidaman Creek, 70.9% 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 Kidaman Creek, 0.0% 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 Kidaman 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 Kidaman 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)