Kambalda East (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 750 people in Kambalda East (L). Of these 58.6% were male and 41.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Kambalda East (L) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.9% of the population.

Of people in Kambalda East (L) aged 15 years and over, 40.3% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Kambalda East (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kambalda East (L) 37.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.6% were in primary school, 14.7% in secondary school and 9.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kambalda East (L), 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kambalda East (L) were English 28.4%, Australian 25.5%, Maori 5.8%, Scottish 4.9% and Irish 3.2%.

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 Kambalda East (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kambalda East (L), 57.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 9.7%, England 4.0%, Philippines 1.9%, South Africa 1.7% and India 0.8%.

In Kambalda East (L), 43.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kambalda East (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.7%, New Zealand 12.1%, England 7.2%, South Africa 2.2% and Philippines 2.0%.

In Kambalda East (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.8%, New Zealand 13.4%, England 5.3%, Philippines 2.2% and South Africa 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Kambalda East (L) were No Religion, so described 39.7%, Not stated 20.7%, Catholic 14.7%, Anglican 10.9% and Buddhism 2.3%. In Kambalda East (L), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kambalda East (L) 73.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 1.6%, Afrikaans 1.1%, Gujarati 0.7%, Maori (New Zealand) 0.5% and Bosnian 0.4%.

Employment

There were 348 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kambalda East (L). Of these 62.9% were employed full time, 20.1% were employed part-time and 9.8% 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 Kambalda East (L), 8.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kambalda East (L) included Machinery Operators and Drivers 29.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 25.1%, Labourers 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8%, Professionals 5.6%, Sales Workers 5.0% and Managers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Kambalda East (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Gold Ore Mining 38.4%, Other Mining Support Services 7.5%, Other Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 5.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9% and Nickel Ore Mining 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kambalda East (L) was $882.

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In Kambalda East (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.6%, Bus 11.3%, Car, as passenger 7.4%, Walked only 6.1% and Bus, car as driver 2.9%. On the day, 16.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kambalda East (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 6.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.8% 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 Kambalda East (L), 19.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kambalda East (L), 50.6% were couple families with children, 34.6% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

In Kambalda East (L), 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kambalda East (L), of couple families with children, 11.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 21.4% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kambalda East (L), 65.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kambalda East (L), 91.0% were separate houses, 9.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Kambalda East (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.8% had 2 bedrooms and 56.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kambalda East (L), 19.0% were owned outright, 43.7% were owned with a mortgage and 35.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Kambalda East (L), of all households, 67.5% were family households, 30.8% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Kambalda East (L), 12.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.0% 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 Kambalda East (L), 27.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kambalda East (L), 80.1% 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.

People characteristics

In Kambalda East (L), 61.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 38.2% were female. The median age was 14 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 Kambalda East (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,937.

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In Kambalda East (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $823.

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