Kiama

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 107031138
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 124
Male 52.8%
Female 47.2%
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 70
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,600
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,500
Median weekly rent $388

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 124 100.0 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Kiama, there were 124 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female.

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Age Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 11 8.5 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 29 22.5 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 26 20.2 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 14 10.9 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 13 10.1 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 16 12.4 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 11 8.5 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 9 7.0 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Kiama, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 37 46.8 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 0 0.0 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 5 6.3 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 0 0.0 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 37 46.8 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Kiama, 46.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 30 39.5 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 7 9.2 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 39 51.3 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Kiama, 39.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 7.1 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 22 39.3 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 15 26.8 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 3 5.4 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 7 12.5 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 5 8.9 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama, 44.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.3% were attending a primary school, 26.8% were attending a secondary school and 17.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 14 16.9 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 14 16.9 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 3.6 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 14 16.9 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 17 20.5 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 3 3.6 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 16 19.3 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 9 10.8 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 6 7.2 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Kiama, 20.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 16.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 117 92.1 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 89 46.1 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 42 21.8 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Irish 24 12.4 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Australian Aboriginal 16 8.3 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Scottish 13 6.7 11,704 3.9 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Kiama (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama, the most common ancestries were Australian 46.1%, English 21.8%, Irish 12.4%, Australian Aboriginal 8.3% and Scottish 6.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 28 53.8 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 8 15.4 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 5 9.6 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 11 21.2 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 34 39.5 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 52 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kiama. Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 15.4% were employed part-time and 21.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 9 20.0 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 7 15.6 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 7 15.6 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Labourers 7 15.6 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5 11.1 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4 8.9 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 3 6.7 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7
Not stated 3 6.7 841 1.3 2,729 1.5

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama, the most common occupations were Professionals 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.6%, Labourers 15.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 6.7% and Not stated 6.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 3 18.8 1,136 1.7 2,888 1.6
Local Government Administration 3 18.8 1,489 2.3 5,511 3.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3 18.8 2,306 3.5 5,542 3.0

The only responses for industry of employment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama were Cafes and Restaurants 18.8%, Local Government Administration 18.8% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 18.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 509 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,600 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kiama was $509 and the median weekly household income was $1,600.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 60 73.2 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 34 39.1 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 18 20.7 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 20 23.0 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Kiama, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 73.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.1% provided care for children and 20.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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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
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Kiama, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 388 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Kiama, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $388 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 23 31.1 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 24 32.4 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 14 18.9 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 4 5.4 1,801 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 742 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 9 12.2 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Kiama, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 31.1% were a couple family with no children, 32.4% were a couple family with children and 18.9% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 39 55.7 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 19 27.1 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 9 12.9 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 4.3 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Kiama there were 70 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 55.7% were separate houses, 27.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.9% were flats or apartments and 4.3% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kiama % Kiama New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 12.5 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 25 39.1 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 31 48.4 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Kiama, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.5% were owned outright, 39.1% were owned with a mortgage and 48.4% were rented.

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