Kent Town

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,210 people in Kent Town. Of these 57.0% were male and 43.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Kent Town was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

Of people in Kent Town aged 15 years and over, 29.7% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Kent Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kent Town 40.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 7.6% were in primary school, 30.7% in secondary school and 44.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kent Town, 15.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kent Town were English 25.8%, Australian 16.4%, Chinese 7.9%, Irish 7.4% and Scottish 6.9%.

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 Kent Town (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kent Town, 56.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.8%, England 4.8%, India 3.1%, New Zealand 1.7% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.7%.

In Kent Town, 39.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kent Town, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 44.9%, England 6.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.8%, India 3.6% and Vietnam 2.1%.

In Kent Town, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 47.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.5%, England 6.1%, India 3.3% and Vietnam 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Kent Town were No Religion, so described 40.6%, Catholic 14.2%, Not stated 11.2%, Anglican 10.1% and Islam 5.9%. In Kent Town, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (45.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kent Town 64.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.5%, Cantonese 2.4%, Vietnamese 1.9%, Arabic 1.6% and Spanish 1.4%.

Employment

There were 575 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kent Town. Of these 57.0% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 8.3% 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 Kent Town, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kent Town included Professionals 34.5%, Managers 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.5%, Sales Workers 7.3%, Labourers 5.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Kent Town, the most common responses for industry of employment included Higher Education 7.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 6.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.2%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.3% and State Government Administration 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kent Town was $573.

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

In Kent Town, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 44.5%, Walked only 21.9%, Bus 6.3%, Bicycle 6.3% and Worked at home 5.0%. On the day, 8.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kent Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.2% provided care for children and 7.0% 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.

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 Kent Town, 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kent Town, 22.5% were couple families with children, 59.0% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

In Kent Town, 35.0% of single parents were male and 65.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kent Town, of couple families with children, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 8.3% had both employed part-time and 18.3% 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 Kent Town, 82.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Kent Town, 9.7% were separate houses, 36.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 52.0% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In Kent Town, of occupied private dwellings 15.4% had 1 bedroom, 50.2% had 2 bedrooms and 27.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kent Town, 18.2% were owned outright, 16.7% were owned with a mortgage and 58.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Kent Town, of all households, 43.9% were family households, 45.8% were single person households and 10.3% were group households.

In Kent Town, 32.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.1% 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 Kent Town, 50.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kent Town, 84.2% 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 Kent Town, 75.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 25.0% were female. The median age was 29 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 Kent Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $449.

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

In Kent Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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