Captain Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 391 people in Captain Creek of these 55.0% were male and 45.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Captain Creek was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

Of people in Captain Creek aged 15 years and over, 46.4% were married and 19.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Captain Creek was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 42 years.

In Captain Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Captain Creek was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Captain Creek 21.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.1% were in primary school, 30.6% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Captain Creek were Australian 30.1%, English 29.9%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 7.6% and German 6.4%.

In Captain Creek, 80.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 3.1%, Germany 1.3%, India 1.3% and Sweden 1.3%.

In Captain Creek, 65.6% 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 Captain Creek were No Religion 33.2%, Anglican 21.9%, Catholic 16.3%, Uniting Church 4.1% and Buddhism 3.6%.

In Captain Creek 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.0%, German 0.8% and Lithuanian 0.8%.

Employment

There were 185 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Captain Creek. Of these 38.4% were employed full time, 40.5% were employed part-time and 14.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Captain Creek, 15.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Captain Creek was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Captain Creek included Machinery Operators And Drivers 20.0%, Labourers 17.5%, Managers 15.6%, Sales Workers 14.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5%, Professionals 6.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Captain Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.6%, Local Government Administration 5.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4% and Accommodation 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Captain Creek was $388.

In Captain Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.2%, Car, as passenger 7.6%, Bus 2.5% and Walked only 2.5%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Captain Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.7% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.8% 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 Captain Creek, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Captain Creek, 31.1% were couple families with children, 52.4% were couple families without children and 16.5% were one parent families.

In Captain Creek 23.5% of single parents were male and 76.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Captain Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,062.

Employment status of couple families

In Captain Creek, of couple families with children, 8.0% had both partners employed full-time, 11.5% had both employed part-time and 11.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Captain Creek, 75.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Captain Creek, 95.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

In Captain Creek, of occupied private dwellings 13.9% had 1 bedroom, 32.5% had 2 bedrooms and 33.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Captain Creek, 44.0% were owned outright, 34.9% were owned with a mortgage and 15.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Captain Creek, of all households, 62.6% were family households, 33.7% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Captain Creek, 43.4% 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 Captain Creek, 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Captain Creek, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 44 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 Captain Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $533.

In Captain Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $650.