Rush Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 157 people in Rush Creek. Of these 55.1% were male and 44.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Rush Creek was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

Of people in Rush Creek aged 15 years and over, 76.7% were married and 0.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Rush Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Rush Creek 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were in primary school, 8.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Rush Creek, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 28.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rush Creek were English 30.0%, Australian 24.4%, Irish 14.6%, German 5.6% and Scottish 4.7%.

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

In Rush Creek, 74.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Germany 2.7%, New Zealand 2.0% and Netherlands 2.0%.

In Rush Creek, 58.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Rush Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.1%, New Zealand 3.9%, Ireland 3.9%, England 2.6% and Germany 2.6%.

In Rush Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 72.4%, Netherlands 3.4%, New Zealand 2.8% and Germany 2.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Rush Creek were No Religion, so described 24.5%, Not stated 22.6%, Catholic 21.9%, Anglican 16.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 9.7%. In Rush Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Rush Creek 81.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 71 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rush Creek. Of these 71.8% were employed full time, 19.7% 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 Rush Creek, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Rush Creek included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.1%, Managers 17.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.2%, Labourers 10.3%, Professionals 4.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.4% and Sales Workers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Rush Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Painting and Decorating Services 20.0%, Local Government Administration 16.7%, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 10.0%, Site Preparation Services 10.0% and Electrical Services 10.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rush Creek was $767.

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In Rush Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.6%, Other 8.6%, Truck 5.2% and Worked at home 5.2%. 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 53.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rush Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.6% provided care for children and 8.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.0% 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 Rush Creek, 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rush Creek, 33.3% were couple families with children, 52.4% were couple families without children and 7.1% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Rush Creek, of couple families with children, 21.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 10.7% 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 Rush Creek, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rush 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 Rush Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 29.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rush Creek, 43.9% were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 14.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Rush Creek, of all households, 93.2% were family households, 6.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Rush Creek, 8.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.0% 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 Rush Creek, 10.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 60.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Rush Creek, 88.9% 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 Rush Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% 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 Rush 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.

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In Rush 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)