Kirkham

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 655 people were usually resident in Kirkham: of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 24.9% of people usually resident in Kirkham were children aged 0-14 years, and 14.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 94.7% of people usually resident in Kirkham were Australian citizens, 14.0% were born overseas and 1.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 67.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kirkham were married, 3.5% were either separated or divorced, 2.6% were widowed and 27.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 83.7% of people usually resident in Kirkham, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.7%, Scotland 1.7%, Malta 1.1%, China 0.9% and Germany 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kirkham were Anglican 35.6%, Catholic 35.3%, No Religion 10.7%, Uniting Church 4.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kirkham were Mandarin 1.1%, Italian 0.9%, Serbian 0.9%, Afrikaans 0.9% and Croatian 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 375 people aged 15 years and over in Kirkham were in the labour force. Of these 56.5% worked full-time, 34.4% worked part-time, 3.2% were away from work, 3.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.1% were unemployed. 117 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kirkham were Managers 22.1%, Professionals 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 11.2%, Labourers 7.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kirkham, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.2%, Building Installation Services 4.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Residential Building Construction 3.0% and Local Government Administration 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Kirkham, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $646, the median family income was $2,095 and the median household income was $2,150.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 179 families in Kirkham: of these 27.9% were couple families without children, 66.5% were couple families with children, 5.6% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 183 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kirkham.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kirkham, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kirkham, 30.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 63.4% were owned with a mortgage and 3.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kirkham, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 42.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 85.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kirkham, the median weekly rent was $135. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,694. The average people per household was 3.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kirkham, 94.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 5.5% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.