Doubtful Creek

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 140 people in Doubtful Creek. Of these 56.7% were male and 43.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Doubtful Creek was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.1% of the population.

Of people in Doubtful Creek aged 15 years and over, 62.1% were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Doubtful Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Doubtful Creek 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.6% were in primary school, 21.4% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Doubtful Creek, 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Doubtful Creek were Australian 38.5%, English 30.8%, German 9.9%, Irish 7.1% and Scottish 5.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Doubtful Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Doubtful Creek, 88.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Germany 2.2%.

In Doubtful Creek, 75.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Doubtful Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 78.1%, England 8.9%, Germany 5.5% and Spain 2.1%.

In Doubtful Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.6%, England 6.2%, New Zealand 2.8%, Germany 2.1% and Philippines 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Doubtful Creek were Catholic 26.1%, No Religion, so described 23.2%, Anglican 20.3%, Presbyterian and Reformed 16.7% and Uniting Church 6.5%. In Doubtful Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Doubtful Creek 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 2.1%.

Employment

There were 64 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Doubtful Creek. Of these 73.4% were employed full time, 21.9% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Doubtful Creek, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 57.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Doubtful Creek included Labourers 24.6%, Managers 23.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.2%, Professionals 6.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Doubtful Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 34.4%, Secondary Education 15.6%, Dairy Cattle Farming 12.5%, Meat Processing 9.4% and Road Freight Transport 9.4%.

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

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In Doubtful Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 64.9%, Worked at home 22.8%, Car, as passenger 7.0% and Walked only 5.3%. 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 63.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Doubtful Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.9% provided care for children and 17.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Doubtful Creek, 20.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 22.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Doubtful Creek, 45.0% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 15.0% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Doubtful Creek, of couple families with children, 30.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 11.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Doubtful Creek, 83.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.9% were unoccupied.

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

In Doubtful Creek, of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 7.5% had 2 bedrooms and 41.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Doubtful Creek, 51.8% were owned outright, 48.2% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Doubtful Creek, of all households, 73.5% were family households, 26.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Doubtful Creek, 28.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Doubtful Creek, 29.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Doubtful Creek, 77.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Doubtful Creek, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 36 years.

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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.

In Doubtful Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Doubtful 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)