Scott Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 198 people in Scott Creek. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Scott Creek was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.8% of the population.

Of people in Scott Creek aged 15 years and over, 49.1% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Scott Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Scott Creek 27.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.0% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 22.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Scott Creek, 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Scott Creek were English 35.5%, Australian 24.2%, German 9.9%, Scottish 9.2% and Irish 7.3%.

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

In Scott Creek, 75.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.3%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 1.5%, Germany 1.5% and Netherlands 1.5%.

In Scott Creek, 53.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Scott Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.2%, England 10.9%, Netherlands 6.2%, Germany 4.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.1%.

In Scott Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.2%, England 15.0%, Germany 4.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4.1% and Netherlands 2.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Scott Creek were No Religion, so described 53.5%, Catholic 11.0%, Not stated 10.0%, Uniting Church 7.0% and Anglican 6.0%. In Scott Creek, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (58.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Scott Creek 89.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Lithuanian 2.0%, German 1.5%, Dutch 1.5% and French 1.5%.

Employment

There were 122 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Scott Creek. Of these 48.4% were employed full time, 39.3% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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 Scott Creek, 15.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Scott Creek included Professionals 27.4%, Managers 20.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%, Sales Workers 4.8% and Labourers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Scott Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 5.4%, Landscape Construction Services 5.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 5.4%, State Government Administration 5.4% and Dental Services 5.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Scott Creek was $837.

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In Scott Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.0%, Worked at home 15.7%, Bus 2.8%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Truck 2.8%. On the day, 3.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Scott Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.5% 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 Scott Creek, 30.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Scott Creek, 42.9% were couple families with children, 48.2% were couple families without children and 8.9% were one parent families.

In Scott Creek, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Scott Creek, of couple families with children, 16.4% had both partners employed full-time, 9.0% had both employed part-time and 20.9% 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 Scott Creek, 89.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Scott 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 Scott Creek, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 5.6% had 2 bedrooms and 47.9% 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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Of occupied private dwellings in Scott Creek, 58.1% were owned outright, 33.8% were owned with a mortgage and 4.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Scott Creek, of all households, 76.9% were family households, 19.2% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Scott Creek, 4.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 30.8% 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 Scott Creek, 19.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Scott Creek, 92.2% 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 Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott 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)