Smoky Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 179 people in Smoky Creek. Of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Smoky Creek was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.2% of the population.

Of people in Smoky Creek aged 15 years and over, 79.0% were married and 5.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Smoky Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 2.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Smoky Creek 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 61.0% were in primary school, 26.8% in secondary school and 9.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Smoky Creek, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Smoky Creek were English 33.9%, Australian 27.2%, Irish 10.9%, German 10.5% and Scottish 7.5%.

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

In Smoky Creek, 96.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 1.8%.

In Smoky Creek, 87.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Smoky Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 92.1%, England 2.3% and New Zealand 1.7%.

In Smoky Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 95.2% and England 3.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Smoky Creek were Anglican 33.0%, Catholic 21.8%, No Religion, so described 11.2%, Christian, nfd 9.0% and Not stated 9.0%. In Smoky Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (87.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Smoky Creek 98.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Smoky Creek. Of these 62.6% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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 Smoky Creek, 19.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Smoky Creek were Managers 57.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.1% and Labourers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Smoky Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 52.9%, Other Grain Growing 11.8%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 10.3%, Coal Mining 7.4% and Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Smoky Creek was $507.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Smoky Creek, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 37.9%, Worked at home 37.9%, Walked only 12.6% and Car, as passenger 3.2%. 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 44.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Smoky Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 45.7% provided care for children and 5.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.8% 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 Smoky Creek, 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 23.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Smoky Creek, 47.1% were couple families with children, 47.1% were couple families without children and 5.9% were one parent families.

In Smoky Creek, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Smoky Creek, of couple families with children, 37.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 17.8% 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 Smoky Creek, 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Smoky 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 Smoky Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 21.2% had 2 bedrooms and 38.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Smoky Creek, 40.7% were owned outright, 37.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Smoky Creek, of all households, 82.5% were family households, 17.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Smoky Creek, 23.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.8% 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 Smoky Creek, 14.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 65.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Smoky Creek, 77.4% 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 Smoky 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 Smoky 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.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Smoky 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)