North Deep Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 392 people in North Deep Creek. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in North Deep Creek was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

Of people in North Deep Creek aged 15 years and over, 52.4% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

In North Deep Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In North Deep Creek 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.6% were in primary school, 18.7% in secondary school and 11.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in North Deep Creek, 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Deep Creek were English 31.5%, Australian 30.8%, German 8.0%, Irish 6.6% and Scottish 5.6%.

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

In North Deep Creek, 78.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 1.3%, Canada 1.3% and Wales 0.8%.

In North Deep Creek, 68.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In North Deep Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.9%, England 6.1%, Germany 2.9%, New Zealand 2.4% and Scotland 2.4%.

In North Deep Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.6%, England 6.7%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 2.6% and Netherlands 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in North Deep Creek were No Religion, so described 30.3%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 15.0%, Uniting Church 10.0% and Not stated 9.8%. In North Deep Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In North Deep Creek 92.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.8% and Mandarin 0.8%.

Employment

There were 164 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Deep Creek. Of these 61.0% were employed full time, 22.6% were employed part-time and 10.4% 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 North Deep Creek, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in North Deep Creek included Labourers 17.4%, Managers 14.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 9.7% and Professionals 7.7%.

Of the employed people in North Deep Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 8.1%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.4%, Coal Mining 4.5%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3.6% and Car Retailing 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Deep Creek was $511.

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In North Deep Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.4%, Worked at home 7.7%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Motorbike/scooter 1.9% and Walked only 1.9%. 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 71.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Deep Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.8% provided care for children and 15.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.4% 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 North Deep Creek, 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Deep Creek, 36.8% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 17.1% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In North Deep Creek, of couple families with children, 27.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 7.4% 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 North Deep Creek, 92.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in North Deep 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 North Deep Creek, of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 17.5% had 2 bedrooms and 50.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in North Deep Creek, 41.5% were owned outright, 37.7% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

Household composition

In North Deep Creek, of all households, 81.2% were family households, 14.3% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In North Deep Creek, 20.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.0% 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 North Deep Creek, 19.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In North Deep Creek, 79.6% 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 North Deep Creek, 62.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 37.5% were female. The median age was 19 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 North Deep 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 $1,149.

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In North Deep 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)