Kirkham

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12171
People 699
Male 50.3%
Female 49.7%
Median age 40
Families 189
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.2
All private dwellings 203
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $2,942
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,600
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.9

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 349 50.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 345 49.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26 3.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 699 people in Kirkham. Of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7% of the population.

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Age Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 28 4.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 43 6.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 75 10.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 73 10.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 49 7.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 39 5.6 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 14 2.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 23 3.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 52 7.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 73 10.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 68 9.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 56 8.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 31 4.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 26 3.7 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 23 3.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 11 1.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 11 1.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 7 1.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Kirkham was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 341 60.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 12 2.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 17 3.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 14 2.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 176 31.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Kirkham aged 15 years and over, 60.9% were married and 4.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 313 61.1 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 26 5.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 173 33.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Kirkham, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 14 5.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 29 11.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 18 7.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 20 8.2 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 11 4.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 41 16.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 35 14.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 8 3.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 35 14.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 33 13.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Kirkham 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.6% were in primary school, 36.0% in secondary school and 17.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 128 23.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 52 9.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 13 2.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 75 13.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 93 16.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 25 4.6 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 64 11.7 702,178 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 45 8.2 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 38 6.9 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Kirkham, 16.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 281 29.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 238 25.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Italian 80 8.5 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 78 8.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 60 6.4 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Kirkham were Australian 29.8%, English 25.2%, Italian 8.5%, Irish 8.3% and Scottish 6.4%.

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

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Country of birth Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 559 80.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 31 4.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Italy 8 1.2 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
New Zealand 7 1.0 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Malta 7 1.0 14,481 0.2 37,613 0.2
South Africa 7 1.0 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7

In Kirkham, 80.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, Italy 1.2%, New Zealand 1.0%, Malta 1.0% and South Africa 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 163 23.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 66 9.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 35 5.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 397 57.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Kirkham, 57.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 439 62.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 57 8.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 35 5.0 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 16 2.3 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Malta 13 1.9 38,934 0.5 100,031 0.4

In Kirkham, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.6%, England 8.1%, Italy 5.0%, New Zealand 2.3% and Malta 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 466 68.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 45 6.6 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 28 4.1 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
Northern Ireland 11 1.6 9,284 0.1 34,975 0.1
Malta 9 1.3 35,687 0.5 91,404 0.4

In Kirkham, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.4%, England 6.6%, Italy 4.1%, Northern Ireland 1.6% and Malta 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 282 40.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 188 27.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 82 11.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 58 8.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 25 3.6 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Kirkham were Catholic 40.8%, Anglican 27.2%, No Religion, so described 11.9%, Not stated 8.4% and Uniting Church 3.6%. In Kirkham, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (86.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 22 3.2 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Greek 8 1.2 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Tagalog 4 0.6 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Mandarin 4 0.6 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Afrikaans 3 0.4 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
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English only spoken at home 598 86.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 26 13.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Kirkham 86.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 3.2%, Greek 1.2%, Tagalog 0.6%, Mandarin 0.6% and Afrikaans 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 253 62.5 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 125 30.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 20 4.9 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 7 1.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 405 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kirkham. Of these 62.5% were employed full time, 30.9% were employed part-time and 1.7% 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
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 48 12.3 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 49 12.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 32 8.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 37 9.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 212 54.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Kirkham, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 92 23.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 85 21.4 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 64 16.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 52 13.1 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 42 10.6 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 19 4.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 18 4.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 14 3.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Kirkham included Managers 23.1%, Professionals 21.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.1%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.8%, Labourers 4.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Primary Education 18 6.0 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 14 4.7 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 12 4.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Road Freight Transport 9 3.0 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2
Hairdressing and Beauty Services 9 3.0 28,145 0.8 88,901 0.8

Of the employed people in Kirkham, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 6.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Road Freight Transport 3.0% and Hairdressing and Beauty Services 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 928 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,926 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,942 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kirkham was $928.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 271 71.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 21 5.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 20 5.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train 12 3.2 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Train, car as driver 10 2.6 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 21 5.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 312 79.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Kirkham, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.3%, Worked at home 5.5%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Train 3.2% and Train, car as driver 2.6%. On the day, 5.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 425 77.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 181 32.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 79 14.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 131 23.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Kirkham, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.8% provided care for children and 14.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.8% 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
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 147 26.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 139 25.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 93 16.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 52 9.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kirkham, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 60 32.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 112 60.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 12 6.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Kirkham, 60.9% were couple families with children, 32.6% were couple families without children and 6.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Kirkham, 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% 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
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 51 29.5 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 5 2.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 44 25.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 28 16.2 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 10 5.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 20 11.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 5 2.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 10 5.8 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Kirkham, of couple families with children, 29.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 25.4% 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 Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 187 97.4 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 5 2.6 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Kirkham, 97.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 2.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 187 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 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 Kirkham, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Kirkham % Kirkham 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 0 0.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 12 6.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 168 89.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 7 3.7 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 4.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Kirkham, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 6.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.4. The average household size was 3.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 81 40.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 103 51.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 7 3.5 826,922 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 8 4.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Kirkham, 40.7% were owned outright, 51.8% were owned with a mortgage and 3.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 176 92.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 15 7.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Kirkham, of all households, 92.1% were family households, 7.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 6.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 48.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Kirkham, 6.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 48.4% 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 Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 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 Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 15 8.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 64 35.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 99 54.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 4 2.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Kirkham, 8.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 54.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6 3.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 174 95.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 1.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Kirkham, 95.1% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 11 52.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 10 47.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Kirkham, 52.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.6% were female. The median age was 18 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 6 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 4,750 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Kirkham, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $4,750.

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
Kirkham % Kirkham New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Kirkham, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,517.

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.