Kununurra

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,219 people were counted in Kununurra: of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Of the total population 15.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra there were 1,063 children aged 0-14 years and 1,256 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, 4,176 people were Australian citizens, 604 were born overseas and 265 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, 55.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.5% were separated or divorced, 3.5% were widowed and 30.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, 72.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Kununurra were England 4.4%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 0.6%, Netherlands 0.6% and Germany 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Kununurra on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 20.9%, No Religion 20.1%, Anglican 18.1%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Miriwoong 1.6%, German 0.4%, Jaru (Djaru) 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 77.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,284 people aged 15 years and over in Kununurra were in the labour force. Of these 60.3% worked full-time, 31.6% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 1,243 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 9.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.9%, Associate Professionals 6.6%, Managers and Administrators 6.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kununurra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 5.2%, Government Administration 4.3%, Education 3.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8% and Business Services 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, 817 families were counted: of these, 37.2% were couple families without children, 43.3% were couple families with children, 17.4% were one parent families and 2.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, 1,956 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Kununurra, 41.6% were separate houses, 9.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.2% were flats, units or apartments and 41.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, 29.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 10.0% were being purchased and 36.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 19.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 25.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 54.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Kununurra, 40.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.3% were group households.