Kempsey (A) - Rem

Demographics

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 818 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Kempsey (A) - Rem, 56.8% were male and 43.2% were female.

In the 2006 Census, 31.2% of the population usually resident in Kempsey (A) - Rem were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 9.4% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 24 years.

Language diversity

In the 2006 Census, there were no responses for Indigenous language spoken at home. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 78.1% resident in Kempsey (A) - Rem

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 172 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Kempsey (A) - Rem were in the labour force. Of these 84.3% were employed and 15.7% were unemployed. 370 were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, 23.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Kempsey (A) - Rem had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 10.3% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 5.5% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 55.0% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census, there were 283 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kempsey (A) - Rem. 18.4% of these dwellings were fully owned, 26.9% were being purchased and 50.5% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kempsey (A) - Rem, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $262 and the median household income was $618. The median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000. The average household size was 3.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.3.