Mole 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 188 people in Mole Creek (L). Of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Mole Creek (L) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.5% of the population.

Of people in Mole Creek (L) aged 15 years and over, 43.7% were married and 7.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Mole Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mole Creek (L) 22.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 16.7% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mole Creek (L), 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mole Creek (L) were Australian 42.1%, English 35.4%, Irish 11.8%, Scottish 5.5% and Welsh 1.2%.

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

In Mole Creek (L), 86.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.9%, Scotland 1.6% and Germany 1.6%.

In Mole Creek (L), 76.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mole Creek (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 86.0%, England 8.4% and New Zealand 1.7%.

In Mole Creek (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.2%, England 7.1%, Scotland 2.2%, Germany 2.2% and Austria 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Mole Creek (L) were No Religion, so described 35.9%, Anglican 18.2%, Not stated 13.5%, Catholic 9.9% and Uniting Church 7.3%. In Mole Creek (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mole Creek (L) 92.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.6%.

Employment

There were 94 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mole Creek (L). Of these 44.7% were employed full time, 34.0% were employed part-time and 13.8% 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 Mole Creek (L), 14.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 18.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Mole Creek (L) were Labourers 20.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 19.0%, Managers 17.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9% and Professionals 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Mole Creek (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 24.4%, Beekeeping 17.8%, Accommodation 17.8%, Gravel and Sand Quarrying 6.7% and Other Construction Material Mining 6.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mole Creek (L) was $493.

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In Mole Creek (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 54.9%, Walked only 13.4%, Worked at home 9.8% and Truck 4.9%. 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 57.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mole Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.2% provided care for children and 17.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.2% 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 Mole Creek (L), 29.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mole Creek (L), 31.0% were couple families with children, 43.1% were couple families without children and 25.9% were one parent families.

In Mole Creek (L), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mole Creek (L), of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 10.3% had both employed part-time and 12.8% 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 Mole Creek (L), 84.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mole Creek (L), 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 Mole Creek (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 67.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mole Creek (L), 51.9% were owned outright, 27.2% were owned with a mortgage and 21.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Mole Creek (L), of all households, 64.5% were family households, 31.6% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Mole Creek (L), 36.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Mole Creek (L), 27.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mole Creek (L), 66.3% 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 Mole Creek (L), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 52 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 Mole Creek (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $574.

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In Mole Creek (L), 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)