Kyabram

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 7,109 people were usually resident in Kyabram: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.6% of people usually resident in Kyabram were children aged 0-14 years, and 33.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 41 years.

In the 2006 Census, 94.1% of people usually resident in Kyabram were Australian citizens, 6.9% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kyabram were married, 9.9% were either separated or divorced, 9.3% were widowed and 25.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 88.3% of people usually resident in Kyabram, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.9%, Italy 1.6%, New Zealand 0.7%, Germany 0.4% and Netherlands 0.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kyabram were Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 18.2%, No Religion 17.3%, Uniting Church 12.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kyabram were Italian 2.4%, Albanian 0.3%, Greek 0.2%, Dutch 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,091 people aged 15 years and over in Kyabram were in the labour force. Of these 59.5% worked full-time, 28.1% worked part-time, 4.9% were away from work, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.5% were unemployed. 2,296 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kyabram were Labourers 17.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Managers 15.8%, Professionals 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kyabram, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.1%, Dairy Cattle Farming 6.0%, Fruit and Vegetable Processing 4.9%, Hospitals 4.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Kyabram, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $386, the median family income was $1,002 and the median household income was $748.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,937 families in Kyabram: of these 43.0% were couple families without children, 40.3% were couple families with children, 15.2% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,761 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kyabram.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kyabram, 85.7% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kyabram, 41.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.6% were owned with a mortgage and 23.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kyabram, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 39.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 18.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kyabram, the median weekly rent was $135. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $997. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kyabram, 69.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.6% were group households.