Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 838 people in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld). Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population.

Of people in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 53.1% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld) 35.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.1% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 7.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld) were English 28.5%, Australian 28.1%, Scottish 7.6%, Irish 7.4% 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 Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 71.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.9%, England 4.1%, Scotland 1.0%, Italy 1.0% and Germany 0.7%.

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 53.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.5%, England 8.3%, New Zealand 7.4%, Germany 1.8% and Scotland 1.5%.

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.2%, England 8.4%, New Zealand 6.2%, Germany 1.5% and Italy 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld) were No Religion, so described 30.2%, Anglican 18.7%, Not stated 16.4%, Catholic 14.6% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld) 83.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.8%, Italian 0.6% and Spanish 0.4%.

Employment

There were 406 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld). Of these 61.1% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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 Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Professionals 16.3%, Managers 15.1%, Labourers 11.5%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%.

Of the employed people in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 4.1%, House Construction 2.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Road Freight Transport 2.9% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld) was $741.

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In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.5%, Worked at home 7.6%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Truck 4.2% and Train, car as driver 1.8%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.5% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.9% 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 Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 47.8% were couple families with children, 42.0% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 28.6% of single parents were male and 71.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), of couple families with children, 28.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 21.2% 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 Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 92.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 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 Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 1.3% had 1 bedroom, 7.9% had 2 bedrooms and 36.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 29.7% were owned outright, 52.1% were owned with a mortgage and 11.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), of all households, 89.4% were family households, 9.3% were single person households and 1.3% were group households.

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 8.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.1% 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 Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 13.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 86.8% 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 Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), 48.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.4% were female. The median age was 19 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 Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,218.

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In Cedar Creek (Gold Coast - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,190.

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