Sturt Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 441 people in Sturt Creek. Of these 45.5% were male and 54.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 88.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Sturt Creek was 25 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 32.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.8% of the population.

Of people in Sturt Creek aged 15 years and over, 49.3% were married and 3.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Sturt Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Sturt Creek 47.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.5% were in primary school, 10.4% in secondary school and 1.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Sturt Creek, 5.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sturt Creek were Australian Aboriginal 59.2%, Australian 4.2%, English 3.7%, Irish 1.1% and German 0.7%.

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

In Sturt Creek, 88.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.1%, Germany 0.7% and Pakistan 0.7%.

In Sturt Creek, 62.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Sturt Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.7%, England 0.7%, Germany 0.7% and Pakistan 0.7%.

In Sturt Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 64.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.7%, England 0.7% and Pakistan 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Sturt Creek were Catholic 43.0%, Not stated 32.2%, Christian, nfd 7.8%, No Religion, so described 7.8% and Pentecostal 3.9%. In Sturt Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (86.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Sturt Creek 21.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Jaru 14.5%, Kriol 4.1%, Kukatja 3.2% and Warlpiri 1.8%.

Employment

There were 81 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sturt Creek. Of these 49.4% were employed full time, 13.6% were employed part-time and 28.4% 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 Sturt Creek, 15.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Sturt Creek were Professionals 30.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 30.0%, Managers 14.0%, Labourers 12.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Sturt Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 23.3%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 18.3%, Labour Supply Services 8.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.7% and Forestry Support Services 5.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sturt Creek was $278.

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In Sturt Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 50.8%, Taxi 14.3%, Car, as driver 12.7%, Car, as passenger 7.9% and Worked at home 4.8%. 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 23.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sturt Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.9% provided care for children and 18.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 6.2% 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 Sturt Creek, 17.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sturt Creek, 41.3% were couple families with children, 34.9% were couple families without children and 23.8% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Sturt Creek, of couple families with children, 9.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% 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 Sturt Creek, 58.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 41.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Sturt 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 Sturt Creek, of occupied private dwellings 5.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.3% had 2 bedrooms and 62.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Sturt Creek, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Sturt Creek, of all households, 78.6% were family households, 21.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Sturt Creek, 48.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.0% 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 Sturt Creek, 31.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 0.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Sturt Creek, 5.0% 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 Sturt Creek, 44.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.6% were female. The median age was 22 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 Sturt Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $575.

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In Sturt Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $83 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)