Kelsey Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 123 people in Kelsey Creek. Of these 54.8% were male and 45.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Kelsey Creek was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.6% of the population.

Of people in Kelsey Creek aged 15 years and over, 49.5% were married and 18.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Kelsey Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kelsey Creek 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.7% were in primary school, 50.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kelsey Creek, 8.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kelsey Creek were Australian 33.8%, English 30.5%, German 9.7%, Scottish 6.5% and Irish 6.5%.

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

In Kelsey Creek, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 2.5%.

In Kelsey Creek, 78.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kelsey Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.5%, Italy 3.2%, England 2.4%, Scotland 2.4% and Sweden 2.4%.

In Kelsey Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.0%, England 4.0%, Italy 3.2%, Sweden 2.4% and Malta 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Kelsey Creek were No Religion, so described 30.5%, Catholic 22.9%, Anglican 22.0%, Uniting Church 10.2% and Not stated 7.6%. In Kelsey Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kelsey Creek 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Swedish 2.5%.

Employment

There were 61 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kelsey Creek. Of these 45.9% were employed full time, 27.9% were employed part-time and 11.5% 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 Kelsey Creek, 22.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Kelsey Creek were Managers 23.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Professionals 12.5%, Labourers 10.7% and Sales Workers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Kelsey Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 18.9%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.1%, Coal Mining 8.1%, Sugar Manufacturing 8.1% and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 8.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kelsey Creek was $621.

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In Kelsey Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 63.2%, Walked only 10.5% and Worked at home 7.0%. 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 65.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kelsey Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.6% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.8% 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 Kelsey Creek, 24.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kelsey Creek, 48.6% were couple families with children, 32.4% were couple families without children and 18.9% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Kelsey Creek, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 14.3% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Kelsey Creek, 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kelsey 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 Kelsey Creek, of occupied private dwellings 13.3% had 1 bedroom, 6.7% had 2 bedrooms and 68.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kelsey Creek, 19.6% were owned outright, 41.3% were owned with a mortgage and 39.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Kelsey Creek, of all households, 74.5% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Kelsey Creek, 19.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.7% 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 Kelsey Creek, 27.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kelsey Creek, 74.5% 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 Kelsey 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 Kelsey 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 Kelsey 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)