Halls Creek (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,546 people in Halls Creek (L). Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 66.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Halls Creek (L) was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.1% of the population.

Of people in Halls Creek (L) aged 15 years and over, 24.2% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Halls Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 19.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Halls Creek (L) 38.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.5% were in primary school, 12.4% in secondary school and 4.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Halls Creek (L), 7.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Halls Creek (L) were Australian Aboriginal 41.5%, Australian 18.3%, English 8.6%, Scottish 3.0% and Irish 2.9%.

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

In Halls Creek (L), 77.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.0%, India 1.2%, England 0.8%, Germany 0.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.5%.

In Halls Creek (L), 67.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Halls Creek (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.0%, New Zealand 1.9%, England 1.9%, India 1.6% and Philippines 0.6%.

In Halls Creek (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.7%, England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.7%, India 1.5% and Germany 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Halls Creek (L) were Not stated 21.7%, Catholic 16.3%, No Religion, so described 16.1%, Pentecostal 15.4% and Other Protestant 14.6%. In Halls Creek (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Halls Creek (L) 62.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Jaru 5.6%, Djapu 2.0%, Kija 1.6%, Kriol 1.6% and Malayalam 1.2%.

Employment

There were 449 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Halls Creek (L). Of these 66.8% were employed full time, 10.9% were employed part-time and 15.6% 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 Halls Creek (L), 2.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Halls Creek (L) included Professionals 25.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 22.1%, Labourers 11.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Managers 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 3.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.8%.

Of the employed people in Halls Creek (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 10.9%, Local Government Administration 9.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.6%, Accommodation 6.2% and Central Government Administration 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Halls Creek (L) was $460.

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In Halls Creek (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 36.9%, Walked only 36.9%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Bus 3.1% and Worked at home 2.6%. On the day, 3.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 43.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Halls Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.8% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.0% 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 Halls Creek (L), 18.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Halls Creek (L), 32.3% were couple families with children, 23.1% were couple families without children and 39.1% were one parent families.

In Halls Creek (L), 12.5% of single parents were male and 87.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Halls Creek (L), of couple families with children, 23.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 7.5% 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 Halls Creek (L), 77.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Halls Creek (L), 61.9% were separate houses, 24.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats or apartments and 7.6% were other dwellings.

In Halls Creek (L), of occupied private dwellings 11.2% had 1 bedroom, 24.9% had 2 bedrooms and 42.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Halls Creek (L), 7.8% were owned outright, 1.3% were owned with a mortgage and 84.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Halls Creek (L), of all households, 67.8% were family households, 29.3% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Halls Creek (L), 26.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.8% 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 Halls Creek (L), 31.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Halls Creek (L), 50.3% 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 Halls Creek (L), 46.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.2% were female. The median age was 25 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 Halls Creek (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $781.

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In Halls Creek (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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