Yandina Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 760 people in Yandina Creek. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Yandina Creek was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.7% of the population.

Of people in Yandina Creek aged 15 years and over, 55.9% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Yandina Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Yandina Creek 32.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.6% were in primary school, 31.5% in secondary school and 14.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Yandina Creek, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yandina Creek were English 31.8%, Australian 28.5%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 8.7% and German 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 Yandina Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Yandina Creek, 81.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, New Zealand 3.1%, Netherlands 1.4%, South Africa 0.7% and Papua New Guinea 0.5%.

In Yandina Creek, 63.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Yandina Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.8%, England 7.2%, New Zealand 3.5%, Netherlands 2.3% and Germany 2.0%.

In Yandina Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.5%, England 8.7%, New Zealand 3.6%, Netherlands 1.6% and South Africa 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Yandina Creek were No Religion, so described 36.1%, Catholic 22.3%, Anglican 12.9%, Not stated 9.1% and Christian, nfd 4.1%. In Yandina Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Yandina Creek 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.2%, Thai 1.1%, Dutch 0.9%, Tagalog 0.8% and Afrikaans 0.4%.

Employment

There were 400 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yandina Creek. Of these 52.5% were employed full time, 38.0% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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 Yandina Creek, 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Yandina Creek included Professionals 20.5%, Managers 16.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Labourers 8.4%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Yandina Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 4.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.5%, Other Allied Health Services 3.2% and Site Preparation Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yandina Creek was $711.

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In Yandina Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.9%, Worked at home 10.8%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Walked only 1.9% and Truck 1.4%. 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 75.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yandina Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.0% provided care for children and 8.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.7% 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 Yandina Creek, 32.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yandina Creek, 44.2% were couple families with children, 39.8% were couple families without children and 16.0% were one parent families.

In Yandina Creek, 25.7% of single parents were male and 74.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Yandina Creek, of couple families with children, 16.0% had both partners employed full-time, 8.6% had both employed part-time and 29.1% 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 Yandina Creek, 89.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Yandina Creek, 98.3% 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 Yandina Creek, of occupied private dwellings 1.3% had 1 bedroom, 5.7% had 2 bedrooms and 38.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Yandina Creek, 27.8% were owned outright, 56.8% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Yandina Creek, of all households, 84.6% were family households, 10.5% were single person households and 4.8% were group households.

In Yandina Creek, 13.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.9% 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 Yandina Creek, 15.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Yandina Creek, 93.0% 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 Yandina Creek, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 29 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 Yandina Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,625.

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In Yandina 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 $1,750.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)