Kangaroo Point

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 6,869 people were usually resident in Kangaroo Point: of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 5.9% of people usually resident in Kangaroo Point were children aged 0-14 years, and 23.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 68.6% of people usually resident in Kangaroo Point were Australian citizens, 29.1% were born overseas and 10.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 29.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kangaroo Point were married, 13.6% were either separated or divorced, 5.5% were widowed and 51.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 55.5% of people usually resident in Kangaroo Point, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 4.1%, Korea, Republic of 2.1%, Taiwan 1.5% and Japan 1.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kangaroo Point were Catholic 25.3%, No Religion 19.6%, Anglican 14.8%, Uniting Church 4.4% and Buddhism 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kangaroo Point were Mandarin 2.0%, Korean 1.8%, Cantonese 1.2%, Japanese 1.0% and Spanish 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 69.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,995 people aged 15 years and over in Kangaroo Point were in the labour force. Of these 70.5% worked full-time, 20.6% worked part-time, 3.0% were away from work, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.3% were unemployed. 1,341 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kangaroo Point were Professionals 31.2%, Managers 17.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Labourers 5.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kangaroo Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.4%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.4%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.2%, Hospitals 4.0% and State Government Administration 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Kangaroo Point, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $738, the median family income was $1,797 and the median household income was $1,264.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,379 families in Kangaroo Point: of these 64.2% were couple families without children, 19.7% were couple families with children, 10.7% were one parent families and 5.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 3,796 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kangaroo Point.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kangaroo Point, 14.0% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 80.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kangaroo Point, 14.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.0% were owned with a mortgage and 51.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kangaroo Point, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 52.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kangaroo Point, the median weekly rent was $275. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733. The average people per household was 1.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kangaroo Point, 36.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.3% were single (or lone) person households and 10.7% were group households.