Valencia Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 152 people in Valencia Creek. Of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Valencia Creek was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.3% of the population.

Of people in Valencia Creek aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 17.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Valencia Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Valencia Creek 21.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.9% were in primary school, 14.3% in secondary school and 22.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Valencia Creek, 8.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Valencia Creek were Australian 28.4%, English 27.5%, Scottish 12.7%, Irish 6.9% and German 5.4%.

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

In Valencia Creek, 81.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 7.4%, England 2.0% and Scotland 2.0%.

In Valencia Creek, 62.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Valencia Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.8%, New Zealand 8.5%, England 8.5%, Italy 2.8% and Scotland 2.1%.

In Valencia Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.8%, New Zealand 7.7%, Italy 2.8%, England 2.1% and Scotland 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Valencia Creek were No Religion, so described 31.1%, Catholic 21.9%, Anglican 19.2%, Not stated 10.6% and Uniting Church 9.3%. In Valencia Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Valencia Creek 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 81 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Valencia Creek. Of these 61.7% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 4.9% 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 Valencia Creek, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Valencia Creek included Managers 16.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Sales Workers 12.0%, Professionals 10.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.6% and Labourers 9.6%.

Of the employed people in Valencia Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 21.4%, Meat Processing 9.5%, Ready-Mixed Concrete Manufacturing 9.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.5% and Oil and Gas Extraction 7.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Valencia Creek was $602.

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In Valencia Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.6%, Worked at home 9.7%, Motorbike/scooter 4.2%, Other 4.2% and Walked only 4.2%. 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 76.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Valencia Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.2% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.4% 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 Valencia Creek, 21.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Valencia Creek, 39.6% were couple families with children, 52.1% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Valencia Creek, of couple families with children, 25.5% had both partners employed full-time, 12.8% had both employed part-time and 8.5% 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 Valencia Creek, 73.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Valencia 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 Valencia Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.2% had 2 bedrooms and 46.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Valencia Creek, 50.0% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 20.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Valencia Creek, of all households, 75.9% were family households, 24.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Valencia Creek, 18.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.9% 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 Valencia Creek, 15.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 50.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Valencia Creek, 83.9% 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 Valencia 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 Valencia 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 Valencia 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)