Trunkey Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 263 people in Trunkey Creek of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Trunkey Creek was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.7% of the population.

Of people in Trunkey Creek aged 15 years and over, 49.8% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Trunkey Creek was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Trunkey Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Trunkey Creek was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 59 years.

In Trunkey Creek 26.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 18.3% in secondary school and 12.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Trunkey Creek were Australian 35.6%, English 34.4%, Irish 9.9%, Scottish 5.2% and German 2.6%.

In Trunkey Creek, 85.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.9%, Poland 1.5%, Lebanon 1.1% and South Africa 1.1%.

In Trunkey Creek, 77.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Trunkey Creek were Catholic 34.3%, Anglican 27.2%, No Religion 11.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.8% and Uniting Church 4.2%.

In Trunkey Creek 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Polish 1.1%.

Employment

There were 141 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Trunkey Creek. Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 27.7% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Trunkey Creek, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Trunkey Creek was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 58 years.

The most common occupations in Trunkey Creek included Managers 45.0%, Labourers 13.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.4%, Professionals 6.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.3% and Sales Workers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Trunkey Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 36.6%, Local Government Administration 3.0%, Other Livestock Farming 2.2%, Forestry and Logging 2.2% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Trunkey Creek was $461.

In Trunkey Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.8%, Other 6.9%, Walked only 6.9%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Truck 3.1%. 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 48.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Trunkey Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.8% provided care for children and 16.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.2% 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 Trunkey Creek, 29.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Trunkey Creek, 46.3% were couple families with children, 49.3% were couple families without children and 4.5% were one parent families.

In Trunkey Creek 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Trunkey Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,224 and those without children was $1,281.

Employment status of couple families

In Trunkey Creek, of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 9.4% had both employed part-time and 21.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Trunkey Creek, 55.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 44.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Trunkey Creek, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Trunkey Creek, of occupied private dwellings 8.9% had 1 bedroom, 18.8% had 2 bedrooms and 40.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Trunkey Creek, 57.0% were owned outright, 24.0% were owned with a mortgage and 16.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Trunkey Creek, of all households, 65.7% were family households, 31.4% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Trunkey Creek, 38.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.7% 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 Trunkey Creek, 25.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Trunkey Creek, there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Trunkey Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Trunkey 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.