Kardinya

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 8,874 people were usually resident in Kardinya: of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.1% of people usually resident in Kardinya were children aged 0-14 years, and 24.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 82.7% of people usually resident in Kardinya were Australian citizens, 32.5% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kardinya were married, 7.9% were either separated or divorced, 3.8% were widowed and 32.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 61.6% of people usually resident in Kardinya, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 6.3%, Italy 2.7%, Malaysia 2.5%, Singapore 1.8% and New Zealand 1.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kardinya were Catholic 34.8%, No Religion 17.2%, Anglican 16.8%, Uniting Church 4.5% 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 Kardinya were Italian 5.0%, Mandarin 2.9%, Cantonese 2.3%, Indonesian 1.3% and Croatian 1.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 74.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 4,642 people aged 15 years and over in Kardinya were in the labour force. Of these 58.5% worked full-time, 32.7% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.3% were unemployed. 2,228 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kardinya were Professionals 21.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Managers 12.4%, Sales Workers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Labourers 8.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kardinya, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0%, Hospitals 3.2%, Tertiary Education 2.9% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Kardinya, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $479, the median family income was $1,359 and the median household income was $1,157.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,427 families in Kardinya: of these 37.2% were couple families without children, 49.3% were couple families with children, 11.6% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 3,235 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kardinya.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kardinya, 86.1% were separate houses, 10.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kardinya, 43.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 34.2% were owned with a mortgage and 15.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kardinya, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 52.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kardinya, the median weekly rent was $220. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,258. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kardinya, 74.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.8% were single (or lone) person households and 4.0% were group households.