Kununurra

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL515020
People 4,341
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 32
Families 971
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,446
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,848
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $225
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 2,148 49.4 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,196 50.6 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,147 26.4 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,341 people in Kununurra. Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 26.4% of the population.

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Age Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 406 9.4 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 331 7.6 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 242 5.6 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 229 5.3 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 323 7.5 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 409 9.5 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 432 10.0 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 305 7.0 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 323 7.5 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 305 7.0 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 320 7.4 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 275 6.4 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 208 4.8 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 107 2.5 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 57 1.3 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 36 0.8 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 6 0.1 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 14 0.3 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Kununurra was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,101 32.7 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 103 3.1 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 309 9.2 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 65 1.9 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,786 53.1 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Kununurra aged 15 years and over, 32.7% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 799 30.6 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 631 24.2 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,181 45.2 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Kununurra, of people aged 15 years and over, 30.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 24.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 62 4.4 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 293 20.6 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 66 4.6 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 5 0.4 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 165 11.6 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 4 0.3 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 0.2 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 82 5.8 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 78 5.5 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 35 2.5 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 630 44.3 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Kununurra 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 12.4% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 523 15.5 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 258 7.7 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 102 3.0 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 497 14.8 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 444 13.2 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 188 5.6 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 394 11.7 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.1 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 213 6.3 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 48 1.4 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 620 18.4 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Kununurra, 13.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 1,830 32.8 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,286 23.1 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 398 7.1 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 305 5.5 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Australian Aboriginal 301 5.4 20,718 0.6 144,173 0.5

The most common ancestries in Kununurra were Australian 32.8%, English 23.1%, Irish 7.1%, Scottish 5.5% and Australian Aboriginal 5.4%.

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

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Country of birth Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,064 70.9 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 137 3.2 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 93 2.2 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Philippines 42 1.0 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 27 0.6 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
Germany 25 0.6 10,958 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Kununurra, 70.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, Philippines 1.0%, India 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 823 18.9 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 168 3.9 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 178 4.1 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,612 60.1 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Kununurra, 60.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,808 65.3 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 207 4.8 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 95 2.2 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Philippines 45 1.0 33,259 1.3 270,177 1.2
Ireland 40 0.9 33,667 1.4 169,273 0.7

In Kununurra, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.3%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 2.2%, Philippines 1.0% and Ireland 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,811 64.7 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 213 4.9 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 106 2.4 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Philippines 50 1.2 38,495 1.6 325,049 1.4
Netherlands 39 0.9 20,568 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Kununurra, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.7%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 2.4%, Philippines 1.2% and Netherlands 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,688 38.9 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 842 19.4 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 648 14.9 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 432 10.0 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Christian, nfd 170 3.9 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Kununurra were No Religion, so described 38.9%, Catholic 19.4%, Not stated 14.9%, Anglican 10.0% and Christian, nfd 3.9%. In Kununurra, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Miriwoong 90 2.1 139 0.0 156 0.0
Mandarin 43 1.0 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Tagalog 27 0.6 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
German 26 0.6 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
French 25 0.6 9,597 0.4 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 3,214 74.4 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 240 11.7 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Kununurra 74.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Miriwoong 2.1%, Mandarin 1.0%, Tagalog 0.6%, German 0.6% and French 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,597 70.7 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 407 18.0 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 137 6.1 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 118 5.2 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 2,259 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kununurra. Of these 70.7% were employed full time, 18.0% were employed part-time and 5.2% 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
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 116 5.4 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 104 4.9 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 180 8.4 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 401 18.7 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,195 55.8 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Kununurra, 5.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 431 20.1 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 320 14.9 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 291 13.6 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 282 13.2 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 260 12.1 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 226 10.6 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 149 7.0 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 142 6.6 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Kununurra included Professionals 20.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Managers 12.1%, Labourers 10.6%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 126 6.0 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 83 3.9 11,073 1.0 113,377 1.1
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 76 3.6 1,716 0.1 2,773 0.0
Secondary Education 72 3.4 20,488 1.8 177,487 1.7
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 62 2.9 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Kununurra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0%, Accommodation 3.9%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 3.6%, Secondary Education 3.4% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 953 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 2,119 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,848 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kununurra was $953.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,251 58.7 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 242 11.4 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 188 8.8 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Bicycle 68 3.2 11,730 1.0 107,756 1.0
Motorbike/scooter 49 2.3 5,751 0.5 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 38 1.8 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,453 67.8 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Kununurra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.7%, Walked only 11.4%, Car, as passenger 8.8%, Bicycle 3.2% and Motorbike/scooter 2.3%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,141 63.6 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 834 24.8 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 200 5.9 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 678 20.1 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Kununurra, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.8% provided care for children and 5.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.1% 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
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 800 23.9 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 870 25.9 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 276 8.2 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 184 5.5 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kununurra, 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 380 39.2 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 377 38.9 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 196 20.2 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 16 1.7 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Kununurra, 38.9% were couple families with children, 39.2% were couple families without children and 20.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.8 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.2 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Kununurra, 16.8% of single parents were male and 83.2% 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
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 282 37.3 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 26 3.4 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 145 19.2 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 94 12.4 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 18 2.4 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 56 7.4 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 50 6.6 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 86 11.4 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Kununurra, of couple families with children, 37.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 19.2% 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 Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,397 78.0 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 394 22.0 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Kununurra, 78.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 918 65.7 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 181 13.0 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 72 5.2 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 210 15.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Kununurra, 65.7% were separate houses, 13.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.2% were flats or apartments and 15.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 47 3.4 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 134 9.6 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 255 18.3 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 592 42.4 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 313 22.4 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 56 4.0 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Kununurra, of occupied private dwellings 9.6% had 1 bedroom, 18.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 188 13.4 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 207 14.8 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 944 67.5 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.3 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 56 4.0 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Kununurra, 13.4% were owned outright, 14.8% were owned with a mortgage and 67.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 932 66.8 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 374 26.8 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 90 6.4 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Kununurra, of all households, 66.8% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 6.4% were group households.

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Household income Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.5 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 20.2 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Kununurra, 12.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.2% 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 Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 225 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.3 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.7 -- 9.7 -- 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 Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.9 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.1 -- 8.6 -- 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 Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 147 10.6 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 491 35.3 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 469 33.7 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 213 15.3 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 71 5.1 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Kununurra, 35.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 297 21.2 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,039 74.3 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 62 4.4 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Kununurra, 74.3% 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.
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 493 43.1 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 650 56.9 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Kununurra, 43.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.9% 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,172 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Kununurra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,172.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kununurra % Kununurra Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 192 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,817 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Kununurra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $192 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,817.

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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.