Fitzgerald Creek

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 195 people in Fitzgerald Creek of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Fitzgerald Creek was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

Of people in Fitzgerald Creek aged 15 years and over, 59.5% were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Fitzgerald Creek was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Fitzgerald Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Fitzgerald Creek was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Fitzgerald Creek 20.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.1% were in primary school, 16.7% in secondary school and 22.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fitzgerald Creek were Australian 23.2%, English 21.3%, Italian 12.5%, Irish 12.1% and German 9.6%.

In Fitzgerald Creek, 79.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.6%, England 3.1%, Papua New Guinea 2.6%, United States of America 2.1% and Italy 1.5%.

In Fitzgerald Creek, 64.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Fitzgerald Creek were Catholic 49.5%, No Religion 16.3%, Anglican 8.2%, Christian, nfd 5.1% and Pentecostal 3.6%.

In Fitzgerald Creek 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.5%, Thai 1.5% and Bislama 1.5%.

Employment

There were 115 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fitzgerald Creek. Of these 73.0% were employed full time, 20.0% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Fitzgerald Creek, 6.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Fitzgerald Creek was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The most common occupations in Fitzgerald Creek included Managers 29.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Labourers 15.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Professionals 7.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0% and Sales Workers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Fitzgerald Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 22.4%, State Government Administration 5.2%, Road Freight Transport 4.3%, Other Crop Growing 3.4% and Agricultural Product Wholesaling 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fitzgerald Creek was $687.

In Fitzgerald Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.2%, Walked only 12.7%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Truck 4.2% and Taxi 2.5%. 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 54.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fitzgerald Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.7% 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 Fitzgerald Creek, 23.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fitzgerald Creek, 58.9% were couple families with children, 41.1% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Fitzgerald Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,971 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Fitzgerald Creek, of couple families with children, 32.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 26.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Fitzgerald Creek, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fitzgerald Creek, 50.0% were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 22.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Fitzgerald Creek, of all households, 85.9% were family households, 9.4% were single person households and 4.7% were group households.

In Fitzgerald Creek, 10.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.0% 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 Fitzgerald Creek, 18.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 54.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Fitzgerald Creek, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 39 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 Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald 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.