Kelmscott

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50500103
Total population 10,019
Total dwellings 4,286
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 250
Male 146
Female 105
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 93
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,291
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,820
Median weekly rent $296

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 237 94.8 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 8 3.2 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 5 2.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 250 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 146 58.2 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 105 41.8 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Kelmscott, there were 250 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 146 (or 58.2%) were male and 105 (or 41.8%) were female.

Age Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 32 12.8 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 48 19.2 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 55 22.0 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 91 36.4 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 17 6.8 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 7 2.8 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Kelmscott the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 35 21.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 1.8 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 14 8.4 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 115 68.9 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Kelmscott 21.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 58 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 58 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Kelmscott for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 34 23.3 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 25 17.1 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 87 59.6 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Kelmscott 23.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 26 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Kelmscott for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 26 years.

Education Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 9.1 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 29 29.3 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 16 16.2 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 7 7.1 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 4.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 3 3.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 31 31.3 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 99 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kelmscott, 39.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were attending a primary school, 16.2% were attending a secondary school and 15.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 7 2.8 322 0.5 341 0.1
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English only spoken at home 226 90.8 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 90.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kelmscott. The only other response for language at home was Nyungar 2.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 40 44.4 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 18 20.0 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 11 12.2 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 21 23.3 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 90 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 90 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kelmscott. Of these 44.4% were employed full time, 20.0% were employed part-time and 23.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 33 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kelmscott who were employed full time was 33 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 484 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,291 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kelmscott was $484 and the median weekly household income was $1,291.

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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
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Kelmscott, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 296 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,820 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Kelmscott, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $296 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,820.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 81 86.2 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.2 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 7 7.4 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 3.2 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 94 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Kelmscott there were 94 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 86.2% were separate houses, 3.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.4% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kelmscott % Kelmscott Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 10.5 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 31 32.6 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 45 47.4 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 9 9.5 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Kelmscott, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 10.5% were owned outright, 32.6% were owned with a mortgage and 47.4% were rented.

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