Kingborough

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC60100501
Total population 34,240
Total dwellings 15,022
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,047
Male 526
Female 521
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 492
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,212
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $285

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 975 93.1 17,741 90.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 52 5.0 1,172 6.0 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 20 1.9 715 3.6 21,206 3.9
Total 1,047 -- 19,628 -- 548,370 --
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Male 526 50.2 9,629 49.1 270,331 49.3
Female 521 49.8 9,996 50.9 278,037 50.7

In Kingborough, there were 1,047 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 526 (or 50.2%) were male and 521 (or 49.8%) were female.

Age Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0-4 years 128 12.2 2,405 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 236 22.5 4,530 23.1 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 199 19.0 3,747 19.1 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 360 34.4 6,736 34.3 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 86 8.2 1,319 6.7 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 39 3.7 888 4.5 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Kingborough the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 252 36.6 3,859 30.4 85,741 24.4
Separated 27 3.9 533 4.2 14,925 4.2
Divorced 75 10.9 1,194 9.4 23,126 6.6
Widowed 12 1.7 402 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 322 46.8 6,707 52.8 215,347 61.3

In Kingborough 36.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 29 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 52 -- 50 -- 51 --
Widowed 21 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 23 -- 26 --

In Kingborough 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 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 233 36.2 3,595 30.9 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 109 16.9 1,899 16.3 48,600 15.8
Not married 302 46.9 6,146 52.8 187,097 60.9

In Kingborough 36.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 31 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 26 -- 28 --

In Kingborough for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Pre-school 21 5.1 354 4.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 173 42.4 2,975 38.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 80 19.6 1,885 24.5 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 41 10.0 744 9.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 24 5.9 353 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 6 1.5 115 1.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 63 15.4 1,258 16.4 50,410 22.5
Total 408 -- 7,684 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingborough, 38.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.4% were attending a primary school, 19.6% were attending a secondary school and 16.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Kimberley Area Languages, nec 3 0.3 3 0.0 17 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,009 96.2 19,053 97.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingborough. The only other response for language at home was Kimberley Area Languages, nec 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 250 55.1 3,562 49.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 140 30.8 2,285 31.4 47,035 26.4
Away from work 30 6.6 515 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 34 7.5 904 12.4 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 454 -- 7,266 -- 178,170 --

There were 454 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kingborough. Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 7.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingborough who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 526 -- 395 -- 362 --
Household 1,212 -- 923 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingborough was $526 and the median weekly household income was $1,212.

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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
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2 -- 1.8 -- 1.5 --

In Kingborough, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 2 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
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 285 -- 190 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,300 -- 1,647 --

In Kingborough, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $285 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 437 88.6 8,313 88.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12 2.4 437 4.6 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 34 6.9 589 6.3 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 10 2.0 76 0.8 2,949 1.4
Total 493 -- 9,418 -- 209,047 --

In Kingborough there were 493 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.6% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.9% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingborough % Kingborough Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 104 21.1 1,680 17.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 183 37.1 3,173 33.7 51,761 24.8
Rented 196 39.8 4,274 45.4 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 0.6 46 0.5 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 7 1.4 247 2.6 8,338 4.0

In Kingborough, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 21.1% were owned outright, 37.1% were owned with a mortgage and 39.8% were rented.

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