Kempsey (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 26,887 people were counted in Kempsey (A): of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 8.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A) there were 6,072 children aged 0-14 years and 7,717 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), 25,215 people were Australian citizens, 1,747 were born overseas and 47 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), 51.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.1% were separated or divorced, 8.0% were widowed and 27.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), 88.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Kempsey (A) were England 2.6%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.4%, Germany 0.4% and Netherlands 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Kempsey (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.9%, Catholic 25.9%, No Religion 11.9%, Uniting Church 9.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%, Italian 0.1%, Netherlandic 0.1% and French 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 10,061 people aged 15 years and over in Kempsey (A) were in the labour force. Of these 46.5% worked full-time, 34.1% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 16.5% were unemployed. 10,026 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.5%, Professionals 5.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.6%, Associate Professionals 4.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.9%, Managers and Administrators 3.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kempsey (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 3.2%, Food Retailing 3.2%, Education 3.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), 7,216 families were counted: of these, 40.4% were couple families without children, 38.6% were couple families with children, 19.6% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), 10,412 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Kempsey (A), 86.1% were separate houses, 3.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats, units or apartments and 4.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), 49.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.1% were being purchased and 24.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 42.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Kempsey (A), 68.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.