Lonesome Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 170 people in Lonesome Creek. Of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Lonesome Creek was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.3% of the population.

Of people in Lonesome Creek aged 15 years and over, 68.1% were married and 5.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Lonesome Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lonesome Creek 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.4% were in primary school, 26.8% in secondary school and 14.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lonesome Creek, 17.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lonesome Creek were Australian 43.4%, English 26.2%, Scottish 13.1%, Irish 7.7% and German 3.2%.

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

In Lonesome Creek, 95.0% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Lonesome Creek, 81.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lonesome Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 89.8% and England 1.8%.

In Lonesome Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 90.1%, Denmark 2.5% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Lonesome Creek were Anglican 39.9%, Catholic 21.5%, No Religion, so described 10.1%, Lutheran 7.6% and Uniting Church 7.0%. In Lonesome Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (89.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lonesome Creek 94.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Danish 1.8%.

Employment

There were 102 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lonesome Creek. Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 30.4% 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 Lonesome Creek, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 62.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Lonesome Creek were Managers 37.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.7%, Labourers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5% and Professionals 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Lonesome Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 16.9%, Other Grain Growing 12.4%, Cotton Growing 12.4%, Coal Mining 12.4% and Local Government Administration 6.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lonesome Creek was $825.

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In Lonesome Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 52.1%, Worked at home 35.1% and Truck 3.2%. 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 49.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lonesome Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.4% provided care for children and 3.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 41.3% 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 Lonesome Creek, 21.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lonesome Creek, 66.7% were couple families with children, 33.3% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Lonesome Creek, of couple families with children, 29.4% had both partners employed full-time, 8.8% had both employed part-time and 41.2% 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 Lonesome Creek, 73.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lonesome 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 Lonesome Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.2% had 2 bedrooms and 32.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lonesome Creek, 45.0% were owned outright, 28.3% were owned with a mortgage and 26.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Lonesome Creek, of all households, 71.0% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lonesome Creek, 5.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.5% 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 Lonesome Creek, 14.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 54.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lonesome Creek, 81.5% 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 Lonesome Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% 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 Lonesome 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.

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

In Lonesome 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)