Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 6,866 people were usually resident in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City): of these 45.8% were male and 54.2% were female. Of the total population 2.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.4% of people usually resident in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 27.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.7% of people usually resident in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City) were Australian citizens, 13.3% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 45.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City) were married, 10.7% were either separated or divorced, 9.1% were widowed and 35.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 81.5% of people usually resident in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.1%, South Africa 0.7%, India 0.6% and China 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City) were Catholic 22.6%, Anglican 20.6%, No Religion 12.0%, Uniting Church 7.4% and Lutheran 4.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City) were Mandarin 1.3%, Arabic 0.7%, Cantonese 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.4% and Gujarati 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,303 people aged 15 years and over in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City) were in the labour force. Of these 60.3% worked full-time, 28.8% worked part-time, 3.4% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 2,074 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City) were Professionals 17.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Sales Workers 13.0%, Labourers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Managers 9.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, Hospitals 4.2%, Tertiary Education 4.2% and Defence 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $405, the median family income was $1,047 and the median household income was $800.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,733 families in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City): of these 45.7% were couple families without children, 35.9% were couple families with children, 15.9% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,856 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City), 61.3% were separate houses, 10.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 25.1% were flats, units or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City), 29.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.5% were owned with a mortgage and 39.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 58.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 6.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City), the median weekly rent was $190. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba City), 60.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.3% were single (or lone) person households and 6.8% were group households.