Craigburn Farm

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,394 people in Craigburn Farm. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Craigburn Farm was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.4% of the population.

Of people in Craigburn Farm aged 15 years and over, 67.8% were married and 6.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Craigburn Farm, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Craigburn Farm 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.9% were in primary school, 25.3% in secondary school and 22.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Craigburn Farm, 17.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Craigburn Farm were English 33.4%, Australian 26.4%, Scottish 7.4%, German 5.6% and Irish 5.3%.

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 Craigburn Farm (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Craigburn Farm, 72.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.9%, India 1.9%, South Africa 1.6%, Scotland 1.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.2%.

In Craigburn Farm, 53.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Craigburn Farm, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.1%, England 11.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.6%, India 2.6% and Scotland 2.2%.

In Craigburn Farm, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.5%, England 11.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.6%, India 2.4% and Scotland 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Craigburn Farm were No Religion, so described 37.9%, Catholic 15.1%, Anglican 11.9%, Uniting Church 7.3% and Not stated 4.8%. In Craigburn Farm, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Craigburn Farm 86.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.8%, Afrikaans 1.0%, Hindi 0.8%, Dutch 0.6% and Greek 0.6%.

Employment

There were 1,310 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Craigburn Farm. Of these 56.8% were employed full time, 35.4% 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 Craigburn Farm, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Craigburn Farm included Professionals 31.9%, Managers 17.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.6%, Labourers 5.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.3%.

Of the employed people in Craigburn Farm, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.3%, Higher Education 3.6%, State Government Administration 3.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0% and Police Services 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Craigburn Farm was $888.

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

In Craigburn Farm, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.3%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Worked at home 4.6%, Train 4.1% and Bus 1.0%. On the day, 7.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Craigburn Farm, of people aged 15 years and over, 82.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.2% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% 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 Craigburn Farm, 31.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Craigburn Farm, 57.5% were couple families with children, 35.1% were couple families without children and 6.1% were one parent families.

In Craigburn Farm, 28.9% of single parents were male and 71.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Craigburn Farm, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 1.7% had both employed part-time and 29.0% 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 Craigburn Farm, 91.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Craigburn Farm, 99.5% were separate houses, 0.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Craigburn Farm, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 0.8% had 2 bedrooms and 36.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Craigburn Farm, 32.6% were owned outright, 60.3% were owned with a mortgage and 5.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Craigburn Farm, of all households, 89.4% were family households, 8.8% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

In Craigburn Farm, 7.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 33.4% 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 Craigburn Farm, 15.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 58.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Craigburn Farm, 96.9% 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 Craigburn Farm, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 22 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 Craigburn Farm, 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.

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

In Craigburn Farm, 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)