Kialla

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 4,511 people were usually resident in Kialla: of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.8% of people usually resident in Kialla were children aged 0-14 years, and 24.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.4% of people usually resident in Kialla were Australian citizens, 9.8% were born overseas and 0.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 67.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kialla were married, 7.8% were either separated or divorced, 3.6% were widowed and 20.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.5% of people usually resident in Kialla, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.1%, Italy 1.7%, New Zealand 0.7%, Albania 0.7% and Turkey 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kialla were Catholic 29.6%, No Religion 16.1%, Anglican 15.8%, Uniting Church 11.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kialla were Italian 2.6%, Albanian 1.1%, Turkish 0.8%, Arabic 0.6% and Macedonian 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,307 people aged 15 years and over in Kialla were in the labour force. Of these 59.9% worked full-time, 30.6% worked part-time, 4.0% were away from work, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 986 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kialla were Professionals 20.5%, Managers 15.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Labourers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kialla, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.6%, Hospitals 4.3%, Fruit and Vegetable Processing 4.0%, Residential Building Construction 3.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Kialla, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $516, the median family income was $1,282 and the median household income was $1,168.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,257 families in Kialla: of these 39.2% were couple families without children, 53.0% were couple families with children, 7.5% were one parent families and 0.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,517 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kialla.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kialla, 88.7% were separate houses, 1.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats, units or apartments and 4.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kialla, 37.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 43.5% were owned with a mortgage and 11.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kialla, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 38.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 52.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kialla, the median weekly rent was $193. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kialla, 81.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.6% were group households.