Kiama Heights

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12118
People 814
Male 50.9%
Female 49.1%
Median age 49
Families 250
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 385
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,581
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,929
Median weekly rent $420
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 413 50.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 399 49.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 9 1.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 814 people in Kiama Heights. Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 49 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 31 3.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 46 5.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 47 5.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 45 5.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 32 3.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 29 3.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 40 4.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 34 4.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 53 6.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 50 6.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 60 7.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 77 9.4 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 80 9.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 80 9.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 52 6.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 39 4.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 21 2.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 0.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Kiama Heights was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 442 63.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 13 1.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 51 7.3 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 34 4.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 162 23.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Kiama Heights aged 15 years and over, 63.0% were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 373 60.8 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 51 8.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 189 30.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Kiama Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 12 4.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 43 17.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 15 6.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 10 4.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 31 12.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 10 4.1 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 1.6 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 18 7.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 40 16.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 5 2.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 57 23.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Kiama Heights 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 16.7% in secondary school and 24.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 176 25.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 85 12.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 24 3.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 101 14.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 85 12.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 21 3.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 78 11.2 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 40 5.7 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 58 8.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Kiama Heights, 12.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 361 31.9 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 288 25.5 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 132 11.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 120 10.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 34 3.0 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Kiama Heights were English 31.9%, Australian 25.5%, Irish 11.7%, Scottish 10.6% and Italian 3.0%.

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 Heights (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 611 76.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 57 7.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 18 2.3 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Italy 9 1.1 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
Malta 7 0.9 14,481 0.2 37,613 0.2
Scotland 6 0.8 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Kiama Heights, 76.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.2%, New Zealand 2.3%, Italy 1.1%, Malta 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 201 24.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 51 6.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 52 6.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 464 56.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Kiama Heights, 56.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 511 63.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 78 9.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 24 3.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 21 2.6 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Italy 19 2.4 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Kiama Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.6%, England 9.7%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 2.6% and Italy 2.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 518 65.2 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 73 9.2 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 26 3.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 16 2.0 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Italy 14 1.8 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Kiama Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.2%, England 9.2%, New Zealand 3.3%, Scotland 2.0% and Italy 1.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 215 26.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 207 25.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 190 23.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 79 9.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 32 4.0 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Kiama Heights were Catholic 26.9%, No Religion, so described 25.9%, Anglican 23.8%, Not stated 9.9% and Uniting Church 4.0%. In Kiama Heights, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 9 1.1 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
German 7 0.9 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Maltese 7 0.9 12,327 0.2 31,987 0.1
Auslan 5 0.6 2,695 0.0 10,112 0.0
Macedonian 4 0.5 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
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English only spoken at home 712 87.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 35 11.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Kiama Heights 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.1%, German 0.9%, Maltese 0.9%, Auslan 0.6% and Macedonian 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 204 52.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 139 36.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 21 5.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 22 5.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 386 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kiama Heights. Of these 52.8% were employed full time, 36.0% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 47 13.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 51 14.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 42 11.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 60 16.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 143 39.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Kiama Heights, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 89 24.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 59 16.1 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 51 13.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 47 12.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 46 12.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 28 7.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 25 6.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 17 4.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Kiama Heights included Professionals 24.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Managers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Labourers 6.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 15 4.9 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Local Government Administration 14 4.6 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Secondary Education 14 4.6 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Accommodation 10 3.3 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Technical and Vocational Education and Training 9 3.0 18,660 0.6 55,214 0.5

Of the employed people in Kiama Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Local Government Administration 4.6%, Secondary Education 4.6%, Accommodation 3.3% and Technical and Vocational Education and Training 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 639 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,708 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,581 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kiama Heights was $639.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 252 69.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 35 9.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 11 3.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 6 1.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Train 3 0.8 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 6 1.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 274 74.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Kiama Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.4%, Worked at home 9.6%, Car, as passenger 3.0%, Walked only 1.7% and Train 0.8%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 539 76.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 212 30.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 107 15.3 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 173 24.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Kiama Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.2% provided care for children and 15.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.7% 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
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 149 21.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 193 27.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 114 16.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 82 11.7 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kiama Heights, 27.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 132 52.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 89 35.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 29 11.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Kiama Heights, 35.6% were couple families with children, 52.8% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Kiama Heights, 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% 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
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 33 14.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 11 5.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 43 19.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 17 7.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 19 8.6 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 80 36.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 8 3.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 11 5.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Kiama Heights, of couple families with children, 14.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 19.4% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 289 78.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 78 21.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Kiama Heights, 78.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 267 92.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 16 5.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 6 2.1 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Kiama Heights, 92.4% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 26 9.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 113 39.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 146 50.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 1.7 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Kiama Heights, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 151 51.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 94 31.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 45 15.2 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 6 2.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Kiama Heights, 51.0% were owned outright, 31.8% were owned with a mortgage and 15.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 239 82.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 40 13.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 11 3.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Kiama Heights, of all households, 82.4% were family households, 13.8% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

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Household income Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Kiama Heights, 15.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.7% 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 Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 420 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.9 -- 12.9 -- 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 Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,929 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.6 -- 7.4 -- 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 Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3 1.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 75 25.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 142 48.6 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 63 21.6 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 9 3.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Kiama Heights, 25.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 24 8.1 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 263 88.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 9 3.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Kiama Heights, 88.9% 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.
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3 30.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 7 70.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 40 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Kiama Heights, 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 70.0% were female. The median age was 40 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
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,875 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Kiama Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kiama Heights % Kiama Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Kiama Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.

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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.