Sandy Creek (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32537
People 567
Male 50.4%
Female 49.6%
Median age 46
Families 163
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 241
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,242
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,603
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 282 50.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 277 49.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 10 1.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 567 people in Sandy Creek (Qld). Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

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Age Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 25 4.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 34 6.0 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 41 7.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 35 6.2 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 22 3.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 16 2.8 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 26 4.6 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 35 6.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 36 6.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 52 9.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 67 11.9 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 29 5.1 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 50 8.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 42 7.4 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 29 5.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 16 2.8 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.5 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 6 1.1 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sandy Creek (Qld) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 245 54.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 22 4.8 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 49 10.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 19 4.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 119 26.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sandy Creek (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 54.0% were married and 16.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 212 52.6 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 58 14.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 133 33.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Sandy Creek (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 8 4.9 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 41 25.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 32 19.6 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 1.8 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 4.9 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 6 3.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 3.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 3.7 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 53 32.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Sandy Creek (Qld) 28.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.2% were in primary school, 29.3% in secondary school and 7.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 41 9.0 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 40 8.8 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 17 3.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 103 22.5 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 56 12.3 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 16 3.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 80 17.5 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 28 6.1 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 68 14.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sandy Creek (Qld), 12.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 255 32.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 235 30.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 69 8.8 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 67 8.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 42 5.4 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Sandy Creek (Qld) were Australian 32.5%, English 30.0%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 8.5% and German 5.4%.

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

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Country of birth Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 473 85.1 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 19 3.4 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 10 1.8 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Italy 4 0.7 12,995 0.3 174,042 0.7
Argentina 3 0.5 1,511 0.0 13,345 0.1

In Sandy Creek (Qld), 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 0.7% and Argentina 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 55 9.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 27 4.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 24 4.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 409 72.1 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Sandy Creek (Qld), 72.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 441 79.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 29 5.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 10 1.8 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 9 1.6 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
Ireland 4 0.7 29,216 0.6 169,273 0.7

In Sandy Creek (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.5%, England 5.2%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1.6% and Ireland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 439 80.8 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 33 6.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 11 2.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Italy 7 1.3 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7
Netherlands 6 1.1 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Sandy Creek (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.8%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, Italy 1.3% and Netherlands 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 167 29.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 141 24.8 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 110 19.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 52 9.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 36 6.3 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Sandy Creek (Qld) were No Religion, so described 29.4%, Anglican 24.8%, Catholic 19.4%, Not stated 9.2% and Uniting Church 6.3%. In Sandy Creek (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 4 0.7 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
French 3 0.5 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Spanish 3 0.5 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Italian 3 0.5 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 507 90.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 5 2.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Sandy Creek (Qld) 90.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 0.7%, French 0.5%, Spanish 0.5% and Italian 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 143 52.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 90 33.1 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 16 5.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 23 8.5 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 272 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sandy Creek (Qld). Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 8.5% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 16 6.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 19 7.5 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 51 20.2 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 39 15.5 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 106 42.1 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sandy Creek (Qld), 6.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 47 18.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 37 14.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 37 14.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 35 13.6 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 34 13.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 25 9.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Professionals 24 9.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 19 7.4 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Sandy Creek (Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Managers 13.6%, Labourers 13.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.7%, Professionals 9.3% and Sales Workers 7.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Primary Education 12 6.6 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 12 6.6 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Meat Processing 8 4.4 10,155 0.5 28,852 0.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7 3.8 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6 3.3 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Sandy Creek (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 6.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.6%, Meat Processing 4.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 577 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,462 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,242 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sandy Creek (Qld) was $577.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 169 68.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 14 5.6 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 11 4.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Motorbike/scooter 4 1.6 19,630 0.9 64,580 0.6
Walked only 4 1.6 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5 2.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 181 72.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Sandy Creek (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.1%, Worked at home 5.6%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Motorbike/scooter 1.6% and Walked only 1.6%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 336 72.6 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 130 28.2 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 55 12.0 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 97 21.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Sandy Creek (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 82 17.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 122 26.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 72 15.5 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 61 13.1 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sandy Creek (Qld), 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 68 42.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 71 44.7 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 20 12.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sandy Creek (Qld), 44.7% were couple families with children, 42.8% were couple families without children and 12.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 47.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 52.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Sandy Creek (Qld), 47.8% of single parents were male and 52.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 18 13.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 8 6.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 31 23.5 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 16 12.1 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 12 9.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 30 22.7 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 7 5.3 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 10 7.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Sandy Creek (Qld), of couple families with children, 13.6% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 23.5% 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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 196 89.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 24 10.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Sandy Creek (Qld), 89.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 191 97.4 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Sandy Creek (Qld), 97.4% 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.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 19 9.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 86 44.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 81 41.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 8 4.1 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Sandy Creek (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.8% had 2 bedrooms and 44.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 62 30.4 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 116 56.9 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 17 8.3 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 9 4.4 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sandy Creek (Qld), 30.4% were owned outright, 56.9% were owned with a mortgage and 8.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 161 80.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 35 17.5 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 2.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Sandy Creek (Qld), of all households, 80.5% were family households, 17.5% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.8 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Sandy Creek (Qld), 18.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,603 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.1 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 1.5 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 38 18.6 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 80 39.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 71 34.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 12 5.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Sandy Creek (Qld), 18.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 30 15.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 161 80.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 9 4.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Sandy Creek (Qld), 80.5% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 6 66.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 33.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 38 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Sandy Creek (Qld), 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 38 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 900 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Sandy Creek (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sandy Creek (Qld) % Sandy Creek (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Sandy Creek (Qld), 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.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.