Skenes Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 164 people in Skenes Creek. Of these 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Skenes Creek was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 32.0% of the population.

Of people in Skenes Creek aged 15 years and over, 52.3% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Skenes Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Skenes Creek 24.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.9% were in primary school, 8.6% in secondary school and 11.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Skenes Creek, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Skenes Creek were English 30.4%, Australian 18.9%, Irish 14.7%, Scottish 11.5% and German 5.1%.

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

In Skenes Creek, 70.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.1%, Germany 2.5%, Egypt 2.5%, Austria 1.9% and Greece 1.9%.

In Skenes Creek, 56.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Skenes Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.0%, England 6.4%, Greece 3.8%, Latvia 3.2% and Scotland 2.6%.

In Skenes Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.1%, England 8.8%, Greece 6.2%, Germany 2.5% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Skenes Creek were No Religion, so described 46.0%, Catholic 14.9%, Not stated 14.4%, Uniting Church 8.6% and Eastern Orthodox 5.7%. In Skenes Creek, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (55.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Skenes Creek 80.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Greek 3.7% and French 2.4%.

Employment

There were 64 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Skenes Creek. Of these 34.4% were employed full time, 56.2% were employed part-time and 4.7% 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 Skenes Creek, 24.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 29.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Skenes Creek included Professionals 19.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 19.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.9%, Managers 12.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Labourers 6.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Skenes Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 36.7%, Market Research and Statistical Services 13.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.0%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 10.0% and Local Government Administration 10.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Skenes Creek was $562.

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In Skenes Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 54.8%, Worked at home 8.1%, Walked only 6.5% and Other 4.8%. 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 49.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Skenes Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.8% provided care for children and 16.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.6% 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 Skenes Creek, 27.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Skenes Creek, 16.2% were couple families with children, 70.3% were couple families without children and 13.5% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Skenes Creek, of couple families with children, 10.5% had both partners employed full-time, 13.2% had both employed part-time and 23.7% 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 Skenes Creek, 21.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 78.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Skenes Creek, 95.3% 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 Skenes Creek, of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 11.5% had 2 bedrooms and 55.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 1.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Skenes Creek, 59.3% were owned outright, 16.9% were owned with a mortgage and 15.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Skenes Creek, of all households, 57.4% were family households, 42.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Skenes Creek, 35.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.7% 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 Skenes Creek, 35.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Skenes Creek, 76.2% 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 Skenes 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 Skenes 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 Skenes 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)