Timber Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 249 people in Timber Creek. Of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 48.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Timber Creek was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.5% of the population.

Of people in Timber Creek aged 15 years and over, 44.1% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Timber Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Timber Creek 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were in primary school, 17.1% in secondary school and 7.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Timber Creek, 9.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Timber Creek were Australian Aboriginal 31.1%, Australian 20.7%, English 17.1%, Irish 6.4% and Torres Strait Islander 2.3%.

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

In Timber Creek, 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 1.7%.

In Timber Creek, 71.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Timber Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 77.4%, England 4.3% and Portugal 2.1%.

In Timber Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 78.1%, England 2.1%, Thailand 1.3% and United States of America 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Timber Creek were No Religion, so described 38.2%, Not stated 16.1%, Catholic 10.6%, Pentecostal 9.4% and Christian, nfd 6.3%. In Timber Creek, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (46.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Timber Creek 46.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Kriol 15.4%, Ngaliwurru 11.6% and Ngarinyman 3.3%.

Employment

There were 99 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Timber Creek. Of these 63.6% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 11.1% 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 Timber Creek, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Timber Creek were Community and Personal Service Workers 20.9%, Managers 19.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.4%, Professionals 13.2%, Labourers 9.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Timber Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 19.7%, Primary Education 10.6%, Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 9.1%, Other Social Assistance Services 7.6% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Timber Creek was $671.

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In Timber Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 46.7%, Walked only 30.4%, Car, as passenger 13.0%, Other 3.3% and Worked at home 3.3%. 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 57.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Timber Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.7% 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 Timber Creek, 20.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Timber Creek, 28.9% were couple families with children, 46.7% were couple families without children and 24.4% were one parent families.

In Timber Creek, 36.4% of single parents were male and 63.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Timber Creek, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 11.8% had both employed part-time and 14.7% 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 Timber Creek, 95.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Timber Creek, 79.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 21.0% were other dwellings.

In Timber Creek, of occupied private dwellings 22.4% had 1 bedroom, 26.3% had 2 bedrooms and 34.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Timber Creek, 25.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 70.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Timber Creek, of all households, 61.2% were family households, 38.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Timber Creek, 28.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.5% 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 Timber Creek, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Timber Creek, 69.1% 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 Timber Creek, 49.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.9% were female. The median age was 25 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 Timber Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

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In Timber Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $20 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)