Kooyong

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 781 people were usually resident in Kooyong: of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.4% of people usually resident in Kooyong were children aged 0-14 years, and 33.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 44 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.8% of people usually resident in Kooyong were Australian citizens, 14.1% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 57.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kooyong were married, 7.5% were either separated or divorced, 5.8% were widowed and 29.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 74.4% of people usually resident in Kooyong, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.8%, Hong Kong 1.2%, Malaysia 1.0%, Hungary 0.6% and Japan 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kooyong were Anglican 27.1%, Catholic 17.3%, No Religion 14.2%, Uniting Church 8.5% and Judaism 8.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kooyong were Cantonese 1.8%, Mandarin 1.0%, Greek 0.8%, German 0.6% and Hungarian 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 81.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 360 people aged 15 years and over in Kooyong were in the labour force. Of these 58.9% worked full-time, 36.1% worked part-time, 2.8% were away from work, 0.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 1.4% were unemployed. 219 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kooyong were Professionals 44.8%, Managers 22.3%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.8%, Labourers 1.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 1.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kooyong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 4.8%, Tertiary Education 4.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.5%, School Education 4.5% and Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Kooyong, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $911, the median family income was $2,678 and the median household income was $2,182.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 186 families in Kooyong: of these 33.9% were couple families without children, 57.5% were couple families with children, 8.6% 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 293 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kooyong.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kooyong, 49.8% were separate houses, 37.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kooyong, 47.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kooyong, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 55.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 44.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kooyong, the median weekly rent was $277. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,767. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kooyong, 63.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.8% were single (or lone) person households and 4.4% were group households.