Mena Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 244 people in Mena Creek. Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mena Creek was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.8% of the population.

Of people in Mena Creek aged 15 years and over, 46.2% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Mena Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mena Creek 35.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.3% were in primary school, 19.0% in secondary school and 7.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mena Creek, 18.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mena Creek were English 28.9%, Australian 28.6%, Scottish 6.5%, Italian 4.9% and German 4.2%.

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

In Mena Creek, 75.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.3%, England 1.3%, Germany 1.3% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.3%.

In Mena Creek, 59.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mena Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.4%, New Zealand 2.7%, England 2.7%, Germany 1.8% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8%.

In Mena Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.6%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 2.7%, Germany 1.3% and Finland 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Mena Creek were No Religion, so described 38.0%, Catholic 20.1%, Not stated 17.1%, Anglican 13.7% and Uniting Church 3.8%. In Mena Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mena Creek 83.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 1.3%.

Employment

There were 119 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mena Creek. Of these 67.2% were employed full time, 23.5% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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 Mena Creek, 7.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mena Creek included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.4%, Labourers 14.8%, Professionals 12.2%, Managers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 8.7% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.0%.

Of the employed people in Mena Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Manufacturing 15.3%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 9.7%, Fertiliser Manufacturing 9.7%, Electrical Services 6.9% and Primary Education 6.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mena Creek was $652.

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In Mena Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.6%, Walked only 9.2%, Worked at home 8.3%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Other 3.7%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mena Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.6% 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 Mena Creek, 21.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mena Creek, 31.6% were couple families with children, 45.6% were couple families without children and 22.8% were one parent families.

In Mena Creek, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mena Creek, of couple families with children, 37.2% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 18.6% 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 Mena Creek, 95.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mena Creek, 96.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

In Mena Creek, of occupied private dwellings 10.3% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 43.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mena Creek, 43.4% were owned outright, 32.5% were owned with a mortgage and 24.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Mena Creek, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 21.4% were single person households and 7.1% were group households.

In Mena Creek, 22.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.2% 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 Mena Creek, 39.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mena Creek, 82.1% 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 Mena Creek, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 31 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 Mena Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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

In Mena 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)