Peak Crossing

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 965 people in Peak Crossing. Of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Peak Crossing was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.4% of the population.

Of people in Peak Crossing aged 15 years and over, 58.3% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Peak Crossing, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Peak Crossing 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.4% were in primary school, 19.3% in secondary school and 8.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Peak Crossing, 15.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Peak Crossing were Australian 36.4%, English 27.1%, German 10.4%, Scottish 7.7% and Irish 7.3%.

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 Peak Crossing (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Peak Crossing, 88.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 0.3% and United States of America 0.3%.

In Peak Crossing, 75.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Peak Crossing, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.8%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.1%.

In Peak Crossing, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.6%, England 4.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.9% and Netherlands 0.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Peak Crossing were No Religion, so described 25.8%, Catholic 22.9%, Anglican 15.5%, Uniting Church 10.2% and Not stated 7.6%. In Peak Crossing, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Peak Crossing 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 485 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Peak Crossing. Of these 62.1% were employed full time, 29.3% were employed part-time and 2.7% 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 Peak Crossing, 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Peak Crossing included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Labourers 13.4%, Managers 13.2%, Professionals 10.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4% and Sales Workers 8.1%.

Of the employed people in Peak Crossing, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.8%, Local Government Administration 3.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3.0%, Other Residential Building Construction 3.0% and Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Peak Crossing was $694.

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

In Peak Crossing, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.2%, Worked at home 7.1%, Car, as passenger 3.2%, Truck 3.2% and Walked only 2.8%. On the day, 3.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Peak Crossing, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.1% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.1% 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 Peak Crossing, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Peak Crossing, 50.7% were couple families with children, 36.1% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

In Peak Crossing, 38.7% of single parents were male and 61.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Peak Crossing, of couple families with children, 25.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 21.3% 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 Peak Crossing, 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Peak Crossing, 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 Peak Crossing, of occupied private dwellings 1.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.3% had 2 bedrooms and 32.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.1 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Peak Crossing, 32.8% were owned outright, 43.2% were owned with a mortgage and 20.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Peak Crossing, of all households, 89.3% were family households, 9.7% were single person households and 1.0% were group households.

In Peak Crossing, 11.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.4% 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 Peak Crossing, 11.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Peak Crossing, 87.3% 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 Peak Crossing, 29.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 70.6% were female. The median age was 43 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Peak Crossing, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,062.

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

In Peak Crossing, 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)