Maria Creeks

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 121 people in Maria Creeks. Of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Maria Creeks was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2% of the population.

Of people in Maria Creeks aged 15 years and over, 42.0% were married and 18.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Maria Creeks, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Maria Creeks 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.0% were in primary school, 22.5% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Maria Creeks, 17.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 30.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Maria Creeks were Australian 30.4%, English 26.6%, Irish 11.4%, Scottish 7.6% and Maori 4.4%.

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 Maria Creeks (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Maria Creeks, 87.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.7% and Philippines 3.7%.

In Maria Creeks, 63.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Maria Creeks, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.8%, New Zealand 5.2%, Netherlands 4.3%, Germany 3.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.6%.

In Maria Creeks, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.9%, Czech Republic 5.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.5%, England 3.5% and Philippines 3.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Maria Creeks were No Religion, so described 43.3%, Catholic 26.7%, Anglican 12.5%, Not stated 6.7% and Uniting Church 5.8%. In Maria Creeks, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (48.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Maria Creeks 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 2.7%.

Employment

There were 51 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Maria Creeks. Of these 41.2% were employed full time, 52.9% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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 Maria Creeks, 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 28.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Maria Creeks were Labourers 32.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.6%, Managers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Professionals 6.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Maria Creeks, the only responses for industry of employent were Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 28.6%, Local Government Administration 28.6%, Sugar Manufacturing 21.4% and Electrical Services 21.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Maria Creeks was $531.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Maria Creeks, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 53.7%, Worked at home 16.7% and Car, as passenger 5.6%. 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 56.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Maria Creeks, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% 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 Maria Creeks, 22.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Maria Creeks, 37.5% were couple families with children, 31.2% were couple families without children and 31.2% were one parent families.

In Maria Creeks, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Maria Creeks, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 25.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Maria Creeks, 82.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Maria Creeks, 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 Maria Creeks, of occupied private dwellings 7.7% had 1 bedroom, 35.9% had 2 bedrooms and 30.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Maria Creeks, 40.8% were owned outright, 36.7% were owned with a mortgage and 22.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Maria Creeks, of all households, 65.1% were family households, 34.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Maria Creeks, 23.8% 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 Maria Creeks, 32.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 57.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Maria Creeks, 82.5% 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 Maria Creeks, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 14 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 Maria Creeks, 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 Maria Creeks, 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)