King Island (M)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,566 people in King Island (M) of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in King Island (M) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.4% of the population.

Of people in King Island (M) aged 15 years and over, 47.2% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in King Island (M) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In King Island (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in King Island (M) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In King Island (M) 18.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 19.9% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in King Island (M) were Australian 32.7%, English 31.4%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 7.3% and German 3.3%.

In King Island (M), 81.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.8%, Netherlands 1.1%, Philippines 1.1% and Germany 0.8%.

In King Island (M), 72.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in King Island (M) were No Religion 32.4%, Anglican 23.2%, Catholic 18.6%, Uniting Church 9.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.4%.

In King Island (M) 92.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Korean 0.6%, Filipino 0.6%, German 0.5%, Burmese 0.4% and Dutch 0.3%.

Employment

There were 879 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in King Island (M). Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 3.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in King Island (M), 7.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in King Island (M) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in King Island (M) included Labourers 28.5%, Managers 24.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Professionals 8.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2% and Sales Workers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in King Island (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 15.7%, Dairy Product Manufacturing 10.2%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 5.8%, Local Government Administration 4.3% and School Education 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in King Island (M) was $624.

In King Island (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.7%, Walked only 8.2%, Car, as passenger 6.1%, Truck 1.9% and Other 1.3%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In King Island (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.9% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in King Island (M), 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in King Island (M), 32.4% were couple families with children, 54.5% were couple families without children and 13.1% were one parent families.

In King Island (M) 15.7% of single parents were male and 84.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In King Island (M), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,696 and those without children was $1,779.

Employment status of couple families

In King Island (M), of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 24.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In King Island (M), 80.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in King Island (M), 97.0% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

In King Island (M), of occupied private dwellings 6.1% had 1 bedroom, 16.8% had 2 bedrooms and 55.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in King Island (M), 37.6% were owned outright, 23.9% were owned with a mortgage and 33.6% were rented.

Household composition

In King Island (M), of all households, 61.9% were family households, 35.1% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In King Island (M), 30.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In King Island (M), 34.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In King Island (M), there were 28 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 16 (or 57.1%) were male and 12 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In King Island (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

In King Island (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $90 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.