Kiama

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10701501
Total population 19,924
Total dwellings 9,363
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 284
Male 142
Female 144
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 137
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,399
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,600
Median weekly rent $320

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 269 94.7 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 8 2.8 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 2.5 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 284 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 142 49.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 144 50.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Kiama, there were 284 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 142 (or 49.7%) were male and 144 (or 50.3%) were female.

Age Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 26 9.1 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 70 24.5 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 61 21.3 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 97 33.9 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 10 3.5 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 22 7.7 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Kiama the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 70 36.6 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 2.1 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 17 8.9 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 3.1 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 94 49.2 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Kiama 36.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 43 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 51 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 21 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Kiama for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 67 37.9 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 23 13.0 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 87 49.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Kiama 37.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 43 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 21 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Kiama for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

Education Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 5.4 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 41 31.5 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 36 27.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 6.9 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 17 13.1 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 20 15.4 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 130 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama, 45.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.5% were attending a primary school, 27.7% were attending a secondary school and 17.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 277 97.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 61 53.5 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 41 36.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 6.1 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 5 4.4 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 114 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 114 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kiama. Of these 53.5% were employed full time, 36.0% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 29 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 31 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama who were employed full time was 29 years and those employed part time was 31 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 472 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,399 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama was $472 and the median weekly household income was $1,399.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Kiama, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Kiama, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 110 79.7 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 11 8.0 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 14 10.1 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 2.2 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 138 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Kiama there were 138 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 79.7% were separate houses, 8.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 24 17.5 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 43 31.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 70 51.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Kiama, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.5% were owned outright, 31.4% were owned with a mortgage and 51.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.