Kingborough (M)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA63610
People 35,853
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 42
Families 9,980
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 15,850
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,364
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 17,327 48.3 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 18,525 51.7 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,293 3.6 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 35,853 people in Kingborough (M). Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

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Age Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,176 6.1 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,446 6.8 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,503 7.0 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,155 6.0 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,674 4.7 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,759 4.9 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,058 5.7 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,082 5.8 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,382 6.6 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,522 7.0 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,382 6.6 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,609 7.3 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,469 6.9 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 2,260 6.3 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,682 4.7 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,182 3.3 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 787 2.2 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 718 2.0 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Kingborough (M) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 14,926 52.0 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 873 3.0 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,854 9.9 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,546 5.4 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 8,517 29.7 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Kingborough (M) aged 15 years and over, 52.0% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 13,203 51.4 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 3,044 11.8 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 9,457 36.8 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Kingborough (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 309 2.9 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,297 21.7 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 568 5.4 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 649 6.1 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,412 13.3 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 481 4.5 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 661 6.2 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 640 6.0 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,457 13.8 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 231 2.2 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,879 17.8 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Kingborough (M) 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.2% were in primary school, 24.1% in secondary school and 19.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 7,579 26.4 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,826 9.8 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 899 3.1 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 3,764 13.1 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,764 13.1 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,236 4.3 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,580 12.5 73,242 17.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 17 0.1 384 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 48 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,913 6.7 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 29 0.1 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,270 7.9 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Kingborough (M), 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 16,600 32.9 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 14,322 28.4 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 4,540 9.0 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 3,990 7.9 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
German 1,672 3.3 18,391 2.7 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Kingborough (M) were English 32.9%, Australian 28.4%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 7.9% and German 3.3%.

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 Kingborough (M) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 28,085 78.4 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 2,168 6.1 18,776 3.7 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 431 1.2 4,977 1.0 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 320 0.9 2,193 0.4 70,172 0.3
South Africa 277 0.8 1,524 0.3 162,449 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 244 0.7 3,036 0.6 509,555 2.2

In Kingborough (M), 78.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.1%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 0.9%, South Africa 0.8% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7,482 20.9 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,608 7.3 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,911 5.3 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 21,992 61.3 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Kingborough (M), 61.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 24,030 67.1 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
England 3,136 8.8 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 871 2.4 5,563 1.1 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 582 1.6 6,786 1.3 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 529 1.5 4,003 0.8 177,536 0.8

In Kingborough (M), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.1%, England 8.8%, Netherlands 2.4%, New Zealand 1.6% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 24,764 69.1 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 3,010 8.4 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 738 2.1 5,021 1.0 152,088 0.6
New Zealand 606 1.7 6,518 1.3 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 453 1.3 3,499 0.7 155,231 0.7

In Kingborough (M), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.1%, England 8.4%, Netherlands 2.1%, New Zealand 1.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 15,196 42.4 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 6,341 17.7 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 5,101 14.2 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 3,051 8.5 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 1,369 3.8 12,799 2.5 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Kingborough (M) were No Religion, so described 42.4%, Anglican 17.7%, Catholic 14.2%, Not stated 8.5% and Christian, nfd 3.8%. In Kingborough (M), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Mandarin 345 1.0 3,971 0.8 596,711 2.5
German 192 0.5 1,576 0.3 79,353 0.3
Dutch 178 0.5 903 0.2 33,835 0.1
Spanish 119 0.3 936 0.2 140,817 0.6
French 109 0.3 820 0.2 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 32,091 89.6 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,139 8.2 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Kingborough (M) 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.0%, German 0.5%, Dutch 0.5%, Spanish 0.3% and French 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 8,976 52.2 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 6,464 37.6 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 892 5.2 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 865 5.0 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 17,197 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kingborough (M). Of these 52.2% were employed full time, 37.6% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,300 14.1 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,964 12.0 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,202 13.5 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,102 19.0 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,875 36.0 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Kingborough (M), 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,244 26.0 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,397 14.7 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,172 13.3 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 2,125 13.0 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,896 11.6 26,754 12.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,452 8.9 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 1,278 7.8 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 508 3.1 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Kingborough (M) included Professionals 26.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Managers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 8.9%, Labourers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 671 4.1 5,929 2.7 158,980 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 592 3.6 7,767 3.6 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 492 3.0 3,365 1.6 155,985 1.5
Primary Education 464 2.8 5,653 2.6 231,198 2.2
Central Government Administration 448 2.7 3,419 1.6 127,598 1.2

Of the employed people in Kingborough (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 4.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%, Higher Education 3.0%, Primary Education 2.8% and Central Government Administration 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 672 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 1,694 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,364 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kingborough (M) was $672.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 10,595 64.9 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 996 6.1 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 922 5.6 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Bus 655 4.0 5,226 2.4 323,201 3.0
Walked only 344 2.1 10,443 4.8 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 858 5.3 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 11,884 72.8 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Kingborough (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.9%, Car, as passenger 6.1%, Worked at home 5.6%, Bus 4.0% and Walked only 2.1%. On the day, 5.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 22,378 77.9 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 9,052 31.5 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,534 12.3 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 7,514 26.2 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Kingborough (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 6,316 22.0 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 8,820 30.7 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 4,334 15.1 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,906 10.1 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kingborough (M), 30.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 4,072 40.8 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,263 42.7 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,536 15.4 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 105 1.1 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Kingborough (M), 42.7% were couple families with children, 40.8% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.5 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.5 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Kingborough (M), 20.5% of single parents were male and 79.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,480 17.7 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 535 6.4 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,015 24.2 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 994 11.9 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 595 7.1 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,772 21.2 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 438 5.3 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 512 6.1 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Kingborough (M), of couple families with children, 17.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 24.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 13,306 87.3 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,937 12.7 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In Kingborough (M), 87.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 12,336 92.7 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 619 4.7 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 268 2.0 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 59 0.4 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingborough (M), 92.7% were separate houses, 4.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 31 0.2 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 439 3.3 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,470 18.6 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 6,288 47.2 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,856 29.0 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 227 1.7 4,535 2.3 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.3 -- 2.6 --

In Kingborough (M), of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 18.6% had 2 bedrooms and 47.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5,060 38.0 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 5,084 38.2 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,787 20.9 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 125 0.9 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 259 1.9 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingborough (M), 38.0% were owned outright, 38.2% were owned with a mortgage and 20.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 9,835 73.9 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,169 23.8 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 307 2.3 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In Kingborough (M), of all households, 73.9% were family households, 23.8% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.7 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.6 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In Kingborough (M), 19.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.0 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.0 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.3 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.7 -- 5.1 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 494 3.7 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 4,423 33.2 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 5,391 40.5 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,672 20.1 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 338 2.5 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In Kingborough (M), 33.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,550 11.6 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 11,508 86.5 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 252 1.9 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In Kingborough (M), 86.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 655 50.6 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 639 49.4 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 24 -- 23 --

In Kingborough (M), 50.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.4% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,460 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In Kingborough (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,460.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingborough (M) % Kingborough (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,586 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Kingborough (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,586.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.