Kiama (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 18,773 people were counted in Kiama (A): of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A) there were 4,110 children aged 0-14 years and 5,124 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), 17,410 people were Australian citizens, 2,392 were born overseas and 54 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), 59.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.7% were separated or divorced, 7.8% were widowed and 24.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), 82.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Kiama (A) were England 5.3%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.9%, Germany 0.5% and Italy 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Kiama (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.8%, Catholic 26.9%, No Religion 12.5%, Uniting Church 9.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.5%, German 0.3%, Greek 0.3%, Macedonian 0.2% and Cantonese 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 8,373 people aged 15 years and over in Kiama (A) were in the labour force. Of these 55.4% worked full-time, 35.8% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.0% were unemployed. 5,858 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.4%, Associate Professionals 7.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Managers and Administrators 4.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kiama (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 7.1%, Health Services 4.2%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Business Services 3.5% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), 5,220 families were counted: of these, 38.7% were couple families without children, 48.4% were couple families with children, 12.0% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), 6,949 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Kiama (A), 83.6% were separate houses, 6.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), 50.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.0% were being purchased and 18.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 53.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Kiama (A), 74.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.6% were single (or lone) person households and 1.4% were group households.