McKenzie Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 136 people in McKenzie Creek. Of these 55.3% were male and 44.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in McKenzie Creek was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.

Of people in McKenzie Creek aged 15 years and over, 61.3% were married and 6.2% were either divorced or separated.

In McKenzie Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In McKenzie Creek 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.1% were in primary school, 34.3% in secondary school and 8.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in McKenzie Creek, 19.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McKenzie Creek were Australian 34.6%, English 28.1%, Scottish 13.5%, Irish 10.3% and German 9.2%.

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

In McKenzie Creek, 95.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 2.2%.

In McKenzie Creek, 89.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In McKenzie Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 95.3% and Germany 2.3%.

In McKenzie Creek, the only stated response for country of birth of female parents was Australia 97.6%.

The most common responses for religion in McKenzie Creek were No Religion, so described 24.8%, Uniting Church 19.4%, Anglican 16.3%, Catholic 11.6% and Lutheran 10.9%. In McKenzie Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (75.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In McKenzie Creek 97.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 84 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McKenzie Creek. Of these 63.1% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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 McKenzie Creek, 15.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in McKenzie Creek were Managers 28.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Professionals 14.3%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in McKenzie Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 9.1%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 6.8%, Site Preparation Services 6.8%, Other Agricultural Product Wholesaling 6.8% and Motor Cycle Retailing 6.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McKenzie Creek was $806.

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In McKenzie Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 74.7% and Worked at home 16.5%. 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 75.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McKenzie Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 84.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% provided care for children and 16.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 58.3% 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 McKenzie Creek, 33.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McKenzie Creek, 42.2% were couple families with children, 48.9% were couple families without children and 8.9% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In McKenzie Creek, of couple families with children, 35.1% had both partners employed full-time, 8.1% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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 McKenzie Creek, 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in McKenzie 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 McKenzie Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.9% had 2 bedrooms and 47.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in McKenzie Creek, 59.2% were owned outright, 40.8% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In McKenzie Creek, of all households, 87.2% were family households, 12.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In McKenzie Creek, 20.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.4% 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 McKenzie Creek, 13.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In McKenzie Creek, 86.0% 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 McKenzie Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie 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)