Falls Creek (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 951 people in Falls Creek (NSW) of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Falls Creek (NSW) was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3% of the population.

Of people in Falls Creek (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 56.6% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Falls Creek (NSW) was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Falls Creek (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Falls Creek (NSW) was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Falls Creek (NSW) 27.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.4% were in primary school, 43.4% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Falls Creek (NSW) were Australian 33.7%, English 30.0%, Scottish 7.8%, Irish 6.7% and German 4.8%.

In Falls Creek (NSW), 81.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.3%, Malta 1.0% and Germany 0.9%.

In Falls Creek (NSW), 66.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Falls Creek (NSW) were Anglican 28.1%, Catholic 24.9%, No Religion 22.4%, Uniting Church 5.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.5%.

In Falls Creek (NSW) 94.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.9%, Maltese 0.9%, Greek 0.6%, Slovak 0.5% and German 0.4%.

Employment

There were 464 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Falls Creek (NSW). Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Falls Creek (NSW), 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Falls Creek (NSW) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Falls Creek (NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.3%, Professionals 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Managers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Labourers 9.6%, Sales Workers 9.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in Falls Creek (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Installation Services 4.1%, School Education 4.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%, Hospitals 3.9% and Road Freight Transport 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Falls Creek (NSW) was $471.

In Falls Creek (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.3%, Car, as passenger 7.8%, Truck 3.4%, Walked only 1.1% and Motorbike/scooter 0.7%. 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 75.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Falls Creek (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 79.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.9% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Falls Creek (NSW), 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Falls Creek (NSW), 47.0% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

In Falls Creek (NSW) 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Falls Creek (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,077 and those without children was $1,449.

Employment status of couple families

In Falls Creek (NSW), of couple families with children, 17.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 18.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Falls Creek (NSW), 87.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Falls Creek (NSW), 96.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats, units or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

In Falls Creek (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 7.4% had 2 bedrooms and 34.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Falls Creek (NSW), 45.5% were owned outright, 42.2% were owned with a mortgage and 9.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Falls Creek (NSW), of all households, 83.0% were family households, 16.1% were single person households and 0.9% were group households.

In Falls Creek (NSW), 20.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Falls Creek (NSW), 18.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Falls Creek (NSW), there were 40 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 25 (or 62.5%) were male and 15 (or 37.5%) were female. The median age was 26 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Falls Creek (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,274.

In Falls Creek (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.