Kew

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 22,689 people were counted in Kew: of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Of the total population 0.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Kew there were 3,605 children aged 0-14 years and 5,465 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, 19,710 people were Australian citizens, 5,690 were born overseas and 337 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, 44.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.8% were separated or divorced, 6.9% were widowed and 40.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, 69.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Kew were England 3.2%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 1.9%, Italy 1.7%, Malaysia 1.7% and New Zealand 1.6%.

Of all people counted in Kew on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.3%, No Religion 19.2%, Anglican 14.8%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Orthodox 4.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 3.1%, Cantonese 2.9%, Italian 2.7%, Mandarin 2.5% and Vietnamese 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 11,610 people aged 15 years and over in Kew were in the labour force. Of these 62.4% worked full-time, 31.0% worked part-time, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.4% were unemployed. 6,652 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 22.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.2%, Associate Professionals 7.7%, Managers and Administrators 7.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.5%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.4% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kew, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 10.9%, Health Services 7.5%, Education 5.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, 5,439 families were counted: of these, 35.6% were couple families without children, 47.9% were couple families with children, 13.0% were one parent families and 3.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, 8,386 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Kew, 58.1% were separate houses, 17.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, 45.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.9% were being purchased and 27.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 64.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Kew, 64.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.3% were single (or lone) person households and 6.6% were group households.