Kirrawee

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 8,944 people were usually resident in Kirrawee: of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.7% of people usually resident in Kirrawee were children aged 0-14 years, and 28.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 37 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.6% of people usually resident in Kirrawee were Australian citizens, 15.7% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 52.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kirrawee were married, 11.1% were either separated or divorced, 6.9% were widowed and 29.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 79.8% of people usually resident in Kirrawee, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.7%, China 0.8%, Hong Kong 0.6% and Philippines 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kirrawee were Catholic 29.5%, Anglican 28.8%, No Religion 14.2%, Uniting Church 5.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kirrawee were Cantonese 1.7%, Greek 1.2%, Arabic 1.0%, Italian 0.6% and Mandarin 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 4,641 people aged 15 years and over in Kirrawee were in the labour force. Of these 63.3% worked full-time, 28.0% worked part-time, 3.5% were away from work, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.4% were unemployed. 2,352 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kirrawee were Professionals 20.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Managers 12.4%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Labourers 7.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kirrawee, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, Hospitals 3.3%, Legal and Accounting Services 2.9% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Kirrawee, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $553, the median family income was $1,434 and the median household income was $1,164.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,501 families in Kirrawee: of these 37.1% were couple families without children, 46.1% were couple families with children, 15.5% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 3,478 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kirrawee.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kirrawee, 63.7% were separate houses, 13.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kirrawee, 37.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.1% were owned with a mortgage and 21.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kirrawee, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 52.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 27.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 18.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kirrawee, the median weekly rent was $238. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kirrawee, 70.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.