Bakers Creek (Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,161 people in Bakers Creek (Qld). Of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Bakers Creek (Qld) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.5% of the population.

Of people in Bakers Creek (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 45.1% were married and 14.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Bakers Creek (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 45.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bakers Creek (Qld) 30.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.7% were in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bakers Creek (Qld), 13.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bakers Creek (Qld) were Australian 28.2%, English 24.7%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 6.5% and German 4.4%.

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

In Bakers Creek (Qld), 76.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 2.8%, New Zealand 2.4%, England 1.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0% and Germany 0.9%.

In Bakers Creek (Qld), 64.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bakers Creek (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.5%, New Zealand 3.6%, Philippines 3.4%, England 2.3% and Malta 1.8%.

In Bakers Creek (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.7%, Philippines 4.2%, New Zealand 2.8%, England 2.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Bakers Creek (Qld) were Catholic 31.6%, No Religion, so described 22.0%, Not stated 12.8%, Anglican 9.2% and Uniting Church 7.2%. In Bakers Creek (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bakers Creek (Qld) 81.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 2.4%, Mandarin 1.0%, Filipino 0.9%, Shona 0.6% and Portuguese 0.3%.

Employment

There were 597 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bakers Creek (Qld). Of these 65.5% were employed full time, 19.8% were employed part-time and 9.2% 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 Bakers Creek (Qld), 5.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bakers Creek (Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.9%, Labourers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Professionals 9.9%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.4% and Managers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Bakers Creek (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 12.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, Road Freight Transport 3.7% and Sugar Cane Growing 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bakers Creek (Qld) was $762.

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In Bakers Creek (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.4%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Walked only 2.4%, Bus 2.3% and Truck 1.9%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bakers Creek (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.4% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bakers Creek (Qld), 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bakers Creek (Qld), 46.8% were couple families with children, 38.2% were couple families without children and 14.0% were one parent families.

In Bakers Creek (Qld), 26.2% of single parents were male and 73.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bakers Creek (Qld), of couple families with children, 30.4% had both partners employed full-time, 1.3% had both employed part-time and 16.5% 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 Bakers Creek (Qld), 90.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bakers Creek (Qld), 91.5% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 6.0% were other dwellings.

In Bakers Creek (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 7.9% had 2 bedrooms and 42.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bakers Creek (Qld), 26.1% were owned outright, 38.6% were owned with a mortgage and 26.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Bakers Creek (Qld), of all households, 75.1% were family households, 22.3% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Bakers Creek (Qld), 17.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.2% 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 Bakers Creek (Qld), 24.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bakers Creek (Qld), 75.9% 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 Bakers Creek (Qld), 44.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.4% were female. The median age was 27 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 Bakers Creek (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,625.

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In Bakers Creek (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $340 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,240.

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