Yerong Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 352 people in Yerong Creek. Of these 46.3% were male and 53.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Yerong Creek was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.6% of the population.

Of people in Yerong Creek aged 15 years and over, 56.9% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Yerong Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Yerong Creek 41.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.7% were in primary school, 25.3% in secondary school and 4.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Yerong Creek, 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yerong Creek were Australian 33.5%, English 27.3%, Irish 8.0%, Scottish 6.4% and German 6.2%.

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

In Yerong Creek, 77.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.3%, New Zealand 1.2% and Japan 0.9%.

In Yerong Creek, 67.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Yerong Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.3%, England 3.3%, Turkey 1.8%, Japan 1.5% and Vietnam 1.2%.

In Yerong Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.6%, England 3.8%, New Zealand 2.6%, Japan 1.5% and Vietnam 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Yerong Creek were Catholic 25.6%, No Religion, so described 18.2%, Anglican 14.2%, Not stated 13.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 9.7%. In Yerong Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Yerong Creek 82.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Vietnamese 1.2%, Japanese 1.2% and German 0.9%.

Employment

There were 127 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yerong Creek. Of these 59.8% were employed full time, 29.9% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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 Yerong Creek, 16.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Yerong Creek included Managers 43.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.0%, Professionals 9.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Labourers 7.3%, Sales Workers 6.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Yerong Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 22.4%, Other Grain Growing 12.2%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 9.2%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 7.1% and Primary Education 7.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yerong Creek was $532.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Yerong Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.3%, Worked at home 18.3%, Walked only 7.8%, Truck 3.5% and Other 3.5%. 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 53.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yerong Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.8% 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 Yerong Creek, 20.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yerong Creek, 40.0% were couple families with children, 44.7% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

In Yerong Creek, 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Yerong Creek, of couple families with children, 11.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 37.3% 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 Yerong Creek, 81.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Yerong 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 Yerong Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.7% had 2 bedrooms and 41.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Yerong Creek, 56.6% were owned outright, 31.3% were owned with a mortgage and 12.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Yerong Creek, of all households, 79.4% were family households, 17.6% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Yerong Creek, 27.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.8% 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 Yerong Creek, 20.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Yerong Creek, 81.2% 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 Yerong Creek, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 8 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 Yerong 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.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Yerong 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)