Kearns

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,757 people were usually resident in Kearns: of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.9% of people usually resident in Kearns were children aged 0-14 years, and 11.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 30 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.5% of people usually resident in Kearns were Australian citizens, 19.5% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kearns were married, 9.6% were either separated or divorced, 3.4% were widowed and 34.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 76.5% of people usually resident in Kearns, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 0.9%, Italy 0.9% and South Africa 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kearns were Catholic 38.2%, Anglican 29.1%, No Religion 8.5%, Islam 3.9% and Uniting Church 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kearns were Arabic 2.1%, Spanish 1.9%, Italian 1.5%, Croatian 0.8% and Tagalog 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 82.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,560 people aged 15 years and over in Kearns were in the labour force. Of these 64.7% worked full-time, 26.0% worked part-time, 3.0% were away from work, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.7% were unemployed. 470 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kearns were Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Professionals 12.6%, Sales Workers 12.2%, Managers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.3% and Labourers 8.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kearns, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%, Road Freight Transport 3.6%, School Education 3.2%, Building Installation Services 2.9% and Public Order and Safety Services 2.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Kearns, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $554, the median family income was $1,461 and the median household income was $1,350.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 729 families in Kearns: of these 22.8% were couple families without children, 60.8% were couple families with children, 15.0% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 851 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kearns.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kearns, 97.4% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kearns, 24.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 58.5% were owned with a mortgage and 13.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kearns, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 60.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kearns, the median weekly rent was $215. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560. The average people per household was 3.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kearns, 83.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.5% were single (or lone) person households and 1.4% were group households.