Kuranda

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,428 people were counted in Kuranda: of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Of the total population 15.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda there were 305 children aged 0-14 years and 288 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, 1,225 people were Australian citizens, 334 were born overseas and 24 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, 43.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 15.3% were separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 36.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, 68.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Kuranda were England 5.9%, New Zealand 4.2%, Germany 2.5%, Netherlands 1.5% and Indonesia 1.0%.

Of all people counted in Kuranda on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 25.6%, Catholic 15.8%, Anglican 14.5%, Seventh-day Adventist 10.0% and Uniting Church 4.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Netherlandic 2.0%, German 1.8%, French 0.8%, Italian 0.6% and Tok Pisin 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 84.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 732 people aged 15 years and over in Kuranda were in the labour force. Of these 52.6% worked full-time, 35.8% worked part-time, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.0% were unemployed. 335 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 13.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.5%, Associate Professionals 8.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.1%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kuranda, the most common responses for industry of employment included Personal and Household Good Retailing 6.5%, Education 6.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.1%, Business Services 4.0% and Health Services 3.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, 382 families were counted: of these, 40.1% were couple families without children, 37.2% were couple families with children, 22.0% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, 556 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Kuranda, 93.5% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, 36.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.3% were being purchased and 26.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 28.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 6.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 63.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Kuranda, 67.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.7% were single (or lone) person households and 5.9% were group households.