Kewdale

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50500403
Total population 6,189
Total dwellings 2,749
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 116
Male 56
Female 59
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 49
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,437
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,775
Median weekly rent $340

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 113 97.4 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 2.6 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 116 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 56 48.7 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 59 51.3 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Kewdale, there were 116 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 56 (or 48.7%) were male and 59 (or 51.3%) were female.

Age Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 8 7.1 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 19 16.8 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 30 26.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 44 38.9 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 12 10.6 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 0 0.0 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Kewdale the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 24.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 0.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 10 11.8 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 3.5 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 8.2 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 3.5 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 62 72.9 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Kewdale 11.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 29 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 56 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Kewdale for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 7 9.2 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 15 19.7 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 54 71.1 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Kewdale 9.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 19.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 17 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Kewdale for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 41 years and in a de facto marriage was 17 years.

Education Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 9.5 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 9 21.4 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 4 9.5 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 9.5 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 21 50.0 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 42 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kewdale, 35.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.4% were attending a primary school, 9.5% were attending a secondary school and 7.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kimberley Area Languages, nec 3 2.6 12 0.0 17 0.0
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English only spoken at home 105 92.1 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kewdale. The only other response for language at home was Kimberley Area Languages, nec 2.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 30 63.8 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 8 17.0 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 8.5 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 5 10.6 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 47 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 47 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kewdale. Of these 63.8% were employed full time, 17.0% were employed part-time and 10.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 51 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 41 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kewdale who were employed full time was 51 years and those employed part time was 41 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 711 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,437 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kewdale was $711 and the median weekly household income was $1,437.

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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
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Kewdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.1 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
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 340 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,775 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Kewdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $340 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,775.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 33 68.8 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9 18.8 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 6 12.5 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 48 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Kewdale there were 48 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 68.8% were separate houses, 18.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kewdale % Kewdale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7 15.2 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 13 28.3 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 26 56.5 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 0 0.0 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Kewdale, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.2% were owned outright, 28.3% were owned with a mortgage and 56.5% were rented.

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