Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 37,208 people in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral). Of these 53.3% were male and 46.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.2% of the population.

Of people in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) aged 15 years and over, 42.7% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 14.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) were Australian 27.2%, English 25.4%, Irish 6.7%, Scottish 6.3% and German 2.8%.

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 Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 65.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.9%, England 2.5%, Philippines 1.9%, South Africa 1.7% and India 1.0%.

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 49.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 55.2%, New Zealand 9.4%, England 5.0%, Philippines 2.0% and South Africa 1.9%.

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 56.3%, New Zealand 9.3%, England 4.8%, Philippines 2.4% and South Africa 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) were No Religion, so described 33.6%, Catholic 20.8%, Not stated 14.4%, Anglican 11.0% and Christian, nfd 4.2%. In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) 77.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 1.2%, Tagalog 0.9%, Filipino 0.6%, Mandarin 0.6% and Pitjantjatjara 0.5%.

Employment

There were 19,181 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral). Of these 67.7% were employed full time, 20.2% were employed part-time and 6.1% 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.

Of employed people in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 19.0%, Professionals 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Labourers 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Managers 8.6% and Sales Workers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), the most common responses for industry of employment included Gold Ore Mining 20.3%, Other Mining Support Services 3.4%, Primary Education 2.9%, Road Freight Transport 2.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral) was $966.

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In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.6%, Car, as passenger 7.8%, Bus 5.2%, Walked only 4.6% and Worked at home 1.8%. On the day, 6.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 6.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 24.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 48.6% were couple families with children, 35.4% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 20.7% of single parents were male and 79.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), of couple families with children, 27.1% had both partners employed full-time, 1.8% had both employed part-time and 22.5% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 82.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 81.5% were separate houses, 13.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.8% were flats or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 12.6% had 2 bedrooms and 43.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 17.8% were owned outright, 39.1% were owned with a mortgage and 39.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), of all households, 70.1% were family households, 26.1% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 14.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 31.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 80.6% 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.

People characteristics

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), 48.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.9% were female. The median age was 23 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.

In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,173.

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In Kalgoorlie (Mining and Pastoral), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $197 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.

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