Port Kembla

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,574 people were counted in Port Kembla: of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Of the total population 3.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla there were 781 children aged 0-14 years and 1,406 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, 4,061 people were Australian citizens, 1,531 were born overseas and 8 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, 49.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.7% were separated or divorced, 8.6% were widowed and 30.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, 58.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Port Kembla were Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 14.1%, Italy 5.4%, England 2.4%, Portugal 2.1% and Greece 1.9%.

Of all people counted in Port Kembla on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 31.6%, Orthodox 26.9%, Anglican 16.2%, No Religion 7.9% and Uniting Church 2.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Macedonian 20.9%, Italian 7.6%, Greek 3.5%, Portuguese 2.3% and Spanish 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 54.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,800 people aged 15 years and over in Port Kembla were in the labour force. Of these 56.1% worked full-time, 25.2% worked part-time, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 15.2% were unemployed. 1,810 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 6.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Professionals 3.9%, Associate Professionals 3.7%, Managers and Administrators 1.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Port Kembla, the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Product Manufacturing 6.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4%, Business Services 2.3%, Food Retailing 2.0% and Government Administration 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, 1,248 families were counted: of these, 36.1% were couple families without children, 44.9% were couple families with children, 17.5% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, 1,785 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Port Kembla, 80.7% were separate houses, 4.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, 53.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 13.7% were being purchased and 24.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 39.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Port Kembla, 67.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.