Kingsholme-Upper Coomera

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 14,737 people were usually resident in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera: of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Of the total population 1.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 28.9% of people usually resident in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera were children aged 0-14 years, and 11.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 29 years.

In the 2006 Census, 80.1% of people usually resident in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera were Australian citizens, 22.9% were born overseas and 0.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera were married, 13.0% were either separated or divorced, 2.2% were widowed and 34.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 70.6% of people usually resident in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.5%, England 5.2%, South Africa 1.2%, Scotland 0.6% and Germany 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera were No Religion 23.9%, Anglican 21.8%, Catholic 20.3%, Uniting Church 4.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera were German 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, Spanish 0.3%, Japanese 0.3% and Afrikaans 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.1%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 7,469 people aged 15 years and over in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera were in the labour force. Of these 62.8% worked full-time, 26.4% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 2,395 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kingsholme-Upper Coomera were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Professionals 12.8%, Labourers 12.1%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Managers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 3.7%, Residential Building Construction 3.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, Other Transport Equipment Manufacturing 3.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $544, the median family income was $1,195 and the median household income was $1,180.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 3,942 families in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera: of these 30.3% were couple families without children, 52.0% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 4,717 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera, 79.0% were separate houses, 19.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera, 12.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 34.8% were owned with a mortgage and 46.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 77.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 20.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera, the median weekly rent was $300. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733. The average people per household was 3.1 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kingsholme-Upper Coomera, 81.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 9.4% were single (or lone) person households and 3.8% were group households.