Kingsford Smith, NSW

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 157,483 people in Kingsford Smith, NSW of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Kingsford Smith, NSW was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

Of people in Kingsford Smith, NSW aged 15 years and over, 41.5% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Kingsford Smith, NSW was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Kingsford Smith, NSW was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.9% were in primary school, 13.5% in secondary school and 35.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kingsford Smith, NSW were English 17.2%, Australian 16.9%, Chinese 9.6%, Irish 8.2% and Greek 4.7%.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, 52.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.5%, England 3.6%, Indonesia 2.4%, New Zealand 2.2% and Greece 1.6%.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, 32.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 55.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Kingsford Smith, NSW were Catholic 30.3%, No Religion 19.8%, Anglican 11.8%, Eastern Orthodox 7.5% and Buddhism 3.6%.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW 57.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.6%, Greek 4.5%, Cantonese 3.5%, Indonesian 2.4% and Spanish 2.0%.

Employment

There were 80,234 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kingsford Smith, NSW. Of these 62.6% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Kingsford Smith, NSW, 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Kingsford Smith, NSW was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in Kingsford Smith, NSW included Professionals 30.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Managers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 8.7%, Labourers 5.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Kingsford Smith, NSW, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.1%, Tertiary Education 4.0%, School Education 3.5% and Legal and Accounting Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kingsford Smith, NSW was $660.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 46.1%, Bus 19.1%, Walked only 6.1%, Car, as passenger 4.5% and Train, bus 2.9%. On the day, 25.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.2% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.3% 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 Kingsford Smith, NSW, 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kingsford Smith, NSW, 44.6% were couple families with children, 36.2% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW 15.5% of single parents were male and 84.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,800 and those without children was $2,439.

Employment status of couple families

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, of couple families with children, 26.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 20.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, 92.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingsford Smith, NSW, 33.0% were separate houses, 14.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 51.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, of occupied private dwellings 10.4% had 1 bedroom, 40.3% had 2 bedrooms and 29.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingsford Smith, NSW, 27.6% were owned outright, 25.5% were owned with a mortgage and 43.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, of all households, 64.4% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 8.8% were group households.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, 23.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 17.4% 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 Kingsford Smith, NSW, 43.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, there were 2,415 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,214 (or 50.3%) were male and 1,201 (or 49.7%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Kingsford Smith, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,109.

In Kingsford Smith, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.