Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 194 people in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld). Of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld) was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.7% of the population.

Of people in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 62.3% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld) 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.3% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 4.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld) were English 34.5%, Australian 27.5%, Irish 14.9%, Scottish 9.4% and German 7.5%.

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 Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 86.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Papua New Guinea 1.6% and England 1.6%.

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 79.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 85.9%, England 3.7% and New Zealand 2.6%.

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 89.1%, England 3.8% and Germany 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld) were Catholic 27.9%, Anglican 24.2%, No Religion, so described 13.2%, Uniting Church 11.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 10.5%. In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (85.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld) 94.9% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 81 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld). Of these 63.0% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 4.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld) included Managers 30.0%, Labourers 18.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Professionals 10.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.2% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 11.8%, Primary Education 11.8%, Dairy Cattle Farming 7.8%, Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 7.8% and Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 5.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld) was $484.

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In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 59.7%, Worked at home 26.0%, Car, as passenger 5.2% and Walked only 3.9%. 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 59.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 27.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 38.5% were couple families with children, 48.1% were couple families without children and 13.5% were one parent families.

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), of couple families with children, 29.5% had both partners employed full-time, 6.8% had both employed part-time and 20.5% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 89.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 87.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 12.8% were other dwellings.

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 7.2% had 1 bedroom, 8.7% had 2 bedrooms and 50.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 49.3% were owned outright, 33.8% were owned with a mortgage and 16.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), of all households, 73.3% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 26.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.6% 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 Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 27.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 68.4% 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 Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 100.0% 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 Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld), 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 Spring Creek (Toowoomba - 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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