McMahons Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 220 people in McMahons Creek of these 53.6% were male and 46.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population.

The median age of people in McMahons Creek was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.6% of the population.

Of people in McMahons Creek aged 15 years and over, 33.1% were married and 18.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in McMahons Creek was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In McMahons Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in McMahons Creek was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In McMahons Creek 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 18.3% in secondary school and 16.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McMahons Creek were English 29.6%, Australian 25.9%, Irish 10.8%, Scottish 8.1% and Italian 4.4%.

In McMahons Creek, 78.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.5%, Netherlands 2.3%, England 1.8%, Germany 1.8% and Switzerland 1.8%.

In McMahons Creek, 61.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in McMahons Creek were No Religion 41.2%, Catholic 12.2%, Anglican 11.3%, Christian, nfd 3.2% and Baptist 2.3%.

In McMahons Creek 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Khmer 1.8%, Swahili 1.8% and Hungarian 1.4%.

Employment

There were 94 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McMahons Creek. Of these 46.8% were employed full time, 30.9% were employed part-time and 11.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in McMahons Creek, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in McMahons Creek was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The only other responses for occupation in McMahons Creek were Technicians and Trades Workers 22.8%, Labourers 19.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Managers 8.9% and Professionals 8.9%.

Of the employed people in McMahons Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Nursery and Floriculture Production 6.4%, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 5.1%, Building Completion Services 5.1%, Accommodation 5.1% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McMahons Creek was $358.

In McMahons Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.3%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Bus, car as passenger 3.7%, Train, bus, car as driver 3.7% and Walked only 3.7%. On the day, 7.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McMahons Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 18.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.0% 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 McMahons Creek, 22.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McMahons Creek, 35.3% were couple families with children, 33.3% were couple families without children and 31.4% were one parent families.

In McMahons Creek 30.8% of single parents were male and 69.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In McMahons Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $900 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In McMahons Creek, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 7.5% had both employed part-time and 7.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In McMahons Creek, 63.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in McMahons Creek, 95.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 4.5% were other dwellings.

In McMahons Creek, of occupied private dwellings 11.1% had 1 bedroom, 37.8% had 2 bedrooms and 37.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in McMahons Creek, 37.8% were owned outright, 46.7% were owned with a mortgage and 11.1% were rented.

Household composition

In McMahons Creek, of all households, 57.3% were family households, 37.1% were single person households and 5.6% were group households.

In McMahons Creek, 50.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 McMahons Creek, 39.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In McMahons Creek, there were 11 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 36.4%) were male and 7 (or 63.6%) were female. The median age was 12 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 McMahons Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $167.

In McMahons 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 $1,777.