Paris Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 187 people in Paris Creek. Of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Paris Creek was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.7% of the population.

Of people in Paris Creek aged 15 years and over, 62.9% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Paris Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Paris Creek 23.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.1% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 22.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Paris Creek, 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Paris Creek were Australian 37.8%, English 33.5%, German 7.6%, Irish 5.6% and Scottish 5.2%.

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

In Paris Creek, 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.6% and Germany 1.7%.

In Paris Creek, 64.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Paris Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.7%, England 13.0%, Denmark 2.7%, Germany 1.6% and Netherlands 1.6%.

In Paris Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 76.3%, England 12.4%, Germany 2.3% and Netherlands 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Paris Creek were No Religion, so described 39.7%, Not stated 13.4%, Uniting Church 12.3%, Anglican 10.1% and Catholic 9.5%. In Paris Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Paris Creek 89.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.0% and Dutch 1.5%.

Employment

There were 98 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Paris Creek. Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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 Paris Creek, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Paris Creek included Managers 26.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Professionals 8.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.3%, Labourers 7.3% and Sales Workers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Paris Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 16.7%, Aged Care Residential Services 14.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.1%, Tyre Retailing 7.1% and Road Freight Transport 7.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Paris Creek was $725.

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In Paris Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.4%, Worked at home 16.5%, Car, as passenger 3.5% and Walked only 3.5%. 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 66.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Paris Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.5% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% 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 Paris Creek, 37.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Paris Creek, 35.2% were couple families with children, 59.3% were couple families without children and 5.6% were one parent families.

In Paris Creek, 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Paris Creek, of couple families with children, 11.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.7% had both employed part-time and 20.8% 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 Paris Creek, 83.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Paris 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 Paris Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Paris Creek, 40.0% were owned outright, 45.7% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Paris Creek, of all households, 76.3% were family households, 19.7% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Paris Creek, 22.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.9% 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 Paris Creek, 13.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Paris Creek, 76.7% 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 Paris 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 Paris 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 Paris 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)