Kenwick

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50500805
Total population 5,460
Total dwellings 2,139
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 201
Male 90
Female 109
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 75
Average people per household 3.8
Median weekly household income $1,137
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent $277

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 195 97.0 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 3.0 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 201 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 90 45.2 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 109 54.8 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Kenwick, there were 201 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 90 (or 45.2%) were male and 109 (or 54.8%) were female.

Age Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 29 14.5 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 52 26.0 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 44 22.0 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 54 27.0 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 21 10.5 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 17 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Kenwick the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.0% 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
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 38 32.2 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 6 5.1 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 74 62.7 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Kenwick 32.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 5.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 53 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 40 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 55 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Kenwick for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 29 27.1 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 10 9.3 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 68 63.6 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Kenwick 27.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 47 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Kenwick for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 39 years and in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

Education Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 6.0 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 33 39.3 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 21.4 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 3.6 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 25 29.8 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 84 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kenwick, 41.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.3% were attending a primary school, 21.4% were attending a secondary school and 3.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 4 2.0 322 0.5 341 0.1
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 1.5 95 0.1 5,150 0.9
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English only spoken at home 184 92.9 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kenwick. The only other responses for language at home were Nyungar 2.0% and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 28 48.3 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 14 24.1 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 13.8 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 8 13.8 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 58 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 58 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kenwick. Of these 48.3% were employed full time, 24.1% were employed part-time and 13.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 30 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 42 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kenwick who were employed full time was 30 years and those employed part time was 42 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 414 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,137 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kenwick was $414 and the median weekly household income was $1,137.

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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
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 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 Kenwick, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8, 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
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 277 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Kenwick, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $277 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,625.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 69 92.0 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 8.0 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 75 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Kenwick there were 75 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.0% were separate houses, 8.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Kenwick % Kenwick Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 4.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 33 44.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 34 45.3 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 5 6.7 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Kenwick, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 4.0% were owned outright, 44.0% were owned with a mortgage and 45.3% were rented.

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