Kangaroo Point (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 576 people in Kangaroo Point (NSW) of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Kangaroo Point (NSW) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.1% of the population.

Of people in Kangaroo Point (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 65.9% were married and 5.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Kangaroo Point (NSW) was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 2.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Kangaroo Point (NSW) was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW) 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.5% were in primary school, 31.9% in secondary school and 25.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kangaroo Point (NSW) were Australian 17.7%, English 16.6%, Chinese 11.7%, Greek 11.4% and Irish 6.0%.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), 67.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.2%, Greece 2.3%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.3%, Lebanon 2.1% and England 1.7%.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), 39.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 47.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Kangaroo Point (NSW) were Catholic 21.7%, Eastern Orthodox 20.8%, Anglican 16.8%, No Religion 11.1% and Islam 4.2%.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW) 58.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 10.9%, Cantonese 6.4%, Mandarin 6.4%, Arabic 4.2% and Macedonian 3.3%.

Employment

There were 306 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kangaroo Point (NSW). Of these 61.1% were employed full time, 30.4% were employed part-time and 2.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Kangaroo Point (NSW), 15.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Kangaroo Point (NSW) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 54 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Kangaroo Point (NSW) were Professionals 31.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.6%, Managers 20.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6%, Sales Workers 5.6% and Labourers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in Kangaroo Point (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Medical Services 6.0%, Allied Health Services 5.6%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.7%, School Education 3.7% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kangaroo Point (NSW) was $909.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.7%, Car, as passenger 6.7%, Truck 3.0%, Train 2.7% and Train, bus 2.3%. On the day, 8.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.2% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kangaroo Point (NSW), 23.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kangaroo Point (NSW), 54.1% were couple families with children, 38.8% were couple families without children and 7.1% were one parent families.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW) 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,392 and those without children was $3,150.

Employment status of couple families

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), of couple families with children, 21.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.7% had both employed part-time and 22.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), 90.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kangaroo Point (NSW), 95.6% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 3.9% had 2 bedrooms and 26.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kangaroo Point (NSW), 54.1% were owned outright, 40.3% were owned with a mortgage and 3.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), of all households, 90.0% were family households, 10.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), 9.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 44.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), 13.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Kangaroo Point (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.