West Kempsey

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,919 people in West Kempsey. Of these 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 19.1% of the population.

The median age of people in West Kempsey was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.3% of the population.

Of people in West Kempsey aged 15 years and over, 33.1% were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

In West Kempsey, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In West Kempsey 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.9% were in primary school, 15.8% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in West Kempsey, 9.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Kempsey were Australian 36.6%, English 29.7%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 4.5% and Australian Aboriginal 2.9%.

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 West Kempsey (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In West Kempsey, 84.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.4%, New Zealand 0.6%, Philippines 0.6%, India 0.5% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.2%.

In West Kempsey, 74.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In West Kempsey, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.6%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.2%, India 0.7% and Philippines 0.6%.

In West Kempsey, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.2%, England 2.5%, New Zealand 0.9%, Philippines 0.9% and India 0.6%.

The most common responses for religion in West Kempsey were Catholic 26.2%, No Religion, so described 23.3%, Anglican 20.1%, Not stated 12.6% and Uniting Church 6.1%. In West Kempsey, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In West Kempsey 87.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Malayalam 0.5%, Tagalog 0.2%, Thai 0.1%, Nepali 0.1% and Filipino 0.1%.

Employment

There were 1,463 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Kempsey. Of these 43.4% were employed full time, 37.7% were employed part-time and 11.8% 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 West Kempsey, 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 26.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in West Kempsey included Community and Personal Service Workers 20.0%, Labourers 16.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Sales Workers 12.7%, Professionals 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8% and Managers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in West Kempsey, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 7.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.7% and Takeaway Food Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Kempsey was $460.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In West Kempsey, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.5%, Car, as passenger 8.4%, Walked only 3.5%, Worked at home 3.0% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Kempsey, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.1% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.9% 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 West Kempsey, 21.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Kempsey, 27.2% were couple families with children, 34.2% were couple families without children and 36.4% were one parent families.

In West Kempsey, 13.5% of single parents were male and 86.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In West Kempsey, of couple families with children, 10.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 17.3% 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 West Kempsey, 93.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.3% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in West Kempsey, 87.5% were separate houses, 6.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In West Kempsey, of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 22.2% had 2 bedrooms and 50.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in West Kempsey, 33.5% were owned outright, 22.2% were owned with a mortgage and 40.3% were rented.

Household composition

In West Kempsey, of all households, 61.6% were family households, 35.3% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In West Kempsey, 39.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.2% 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 West Kempsey, 42.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In West Kempsey, 60.4% 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 West Kempsey, 45.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.4% were female. The median age was 19 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.

In West Kempsey, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $713.

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

In West Kempsey, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,213.

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