Diamond Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 10,287 people were usually resident in Diamond Creek: of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.8% of people usually resident in Diamond Creek were children aged 0-14 years, and 15.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 93.3% of people usually resident in Diamond Creek were Australian citizens, 11.9% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 56.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Diamond Creek were married, 8.4% were either separated or divorced, 3.2% were widowed and 31.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.4% of people usually resident in Diamond Creek, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.0%, Italy 1.0%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.5% and Germany 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Diamond Creek were Catholic 32.5%, No Religion 24.4%, Anglican 16.6%, Uniting Church 4.7% and Eastern Orthodox 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Diamond Creek were Italian 1.9%, Greek 0.7%, Macedonian 0.4%, German 0.4% and Serbian 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 5,826 people aged 15 years and over in Diamond Creek were in the labour force. Of these 59.9% worked full-time, 31.4% worked part-time, 3.2% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.1% were unemployed. 1,808 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Diamond Creek were Professionals 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Managers 13.4%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Labourers 6.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Diamond Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.3%, Hospitals 4.1%, Building Installation Services 3.6%, Residential Building Construction 3.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Diamond Creek, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $565, the median family income was $1,558 and the median household income was $1,432.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,798 families in Diamond Creek: of these 23.0% were couple families without children, 63.2% were couple families with children, 12.9% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 3,250 occupied private dwellings were counted in Diamond Creek.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Diamond Creek, 94.8% were separate houses, 2.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Diamond Creek, 30.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 58.8% were owned with a mortgage and 8.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Diamond Creek, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 59.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Diamond Creek, the median weekly rent was $220. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,400. The average people per household was 3.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Diamond Creek, 85.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.8% were single (or lone) person households and 1.5% were group households.