Ku-ring-gai (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 101,083 people were usually resident in Ku-ring-gai (A): of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Of the total population 0.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.7% of people usually resident in Ku-ring-gai (A) were children aged 0-14 years, and 29.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 41 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.3% of people usually resident in Ku-ring-gai (A) were Australian citizens, 32.5% were born overseas and 1.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 61.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Ku-ring-gai (A) were married, 5.7% were either separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 26.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 63.5% of people usually resident in Ku-ring-gai (A), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 6.2%, South Africa 3.9%, Hong Kong 2.5%, New Zealand 2.2% and China 2.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Ku-ring-gai (A) were Anglican 27.1%, Catholic 21.7%, No Religion 16.3%, Uniting Church 7.7% and Judaism 3.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Ku-ring-gai (A) were Cantonese 4.7%, Mandarin 2.3%, Korean 1.5%, Japanese 0.7% and German 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 79.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 48,618 people aged 15 years and over in Ku-ring-gai (A) were in the labour force. Of these 58.3% worked full-time, 33.0% worked part-time, 3.2% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.2% were unemployed. 28,844 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Ku-ring-gai (A) were Professionals 38.3%, Managers 20.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Sales Workers 8.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.4%, Labourers 2.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Ku-ring-gai (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.6%, School Education 4.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.7%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.6% and Hospitals 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Ku-ring-gai (A), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $716, the median family income was $2,530 and the median household income was $2,147.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 27,642 families in Ku-ring-gai (A): of these 31.5% were couple families without children, 57.9% were couple families with children, 9.6% 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 33,795 occupied private dwellings were counted in Ku-ring-gai (A).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Ku-ring-gai (A), 85.4% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Ku-ring-gai (A), 48.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Ku-ring-gai (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 65.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Ku-ring-gai (A), the median weekly rent was $420. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Ku-ring-gai (A), 80.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.