Maules Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 113 people in Maules Creek. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Maules Creek was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

Of people in Maules Creek aged 15 years and over, 53.3% were married and 9.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Maules Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Maules Creek 39.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.4% were in primary school, 15.2% in secondary school and 18.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Maules Creek, 21.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Maules Creek were English 30.3%, Australian 27.0%, Irish 15.1%, Scottish 14.5% and New Zealander 2.0%.

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 Maules Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Maules Creek, 87.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.5% and Philippines 2.5%.

In Maules Creek, 81.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Maules Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 89.0%, Philippines 5.5% and New Zealand 2.8%.

In Maules Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 86.6%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 3.6% and Philippines 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Maules Creek were Catholic 37.9%, Anglican 24.1%, No Religion, so described 17.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 9.5% and Not stated 8.6%. In Maules Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (81.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Maules Creek 96.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 54 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Maules Creek. Of these 70.4% were employed full time, 24.1% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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 Maules Creek, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 65.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Maules Creek were Managers 42.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.8%, Professionals 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.5% and Labourers 6.4%.

Of the employed people in Maules Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 23.1%, Coal Mining 17.9%, Secondary Education 10.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.7% and State Government Administration 7.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Maules Creek was $533.

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In Maules Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.8%, Worked at home 16.7%, Truck 6.2% and Walked only 6.2%. 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 62.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Maules Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.6% provided care for children and 4.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 44.7% 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 Maules Creek, 39.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Maules Creek, 38.5% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Maules Creek, of couple families with children, 40.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.6% 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 Maules Creek, 72.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Maules 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 Maules Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.4% had 2 bedrooms and 39.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Maules Creek, 42.6% were owned outright, 29.8% were owned with a mortgage and 19.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Maules Creek, of all households, 71.1% were family households, 28.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Maules Creek, 35.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.8% 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 Maules Creek, 22.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Maules Creek, 74.4% 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 Maules Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Maules 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 Maules 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)