Kent Town

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,151 people were usually resident in Kent Town: of these 57.1% were male and 42.9% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 6.4% of people usually resident in Kent Town were children aged 0-14 years, and 19.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 30 years.

In the 2006 Census, 72.2% of people usually resident in Kent Town were Australian citizens, 30.7% were born overseas and 3.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 21.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kent Town were married, 12.9% were either separated or divorced, 4.3% were widowed and 61.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 62.3% of people usually resident in Kent Town, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Malaysia 3.8%, India 3.7%, China 3.7%, England 3.6% and Hong Kong 1.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kent Town were No Religion 26.1%, Catholic 18.2%, Anglican 11.3%, Uniting Church 8.5% and Buddhism 4.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kent Town were Mandarin 5.3%, Cantonese 3.5%, Hindi 1.7%, Italian 1.7% and Korean 1.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 70.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 637 people aged 15 years and over in Kent Town were in the labour force. Of these 57.5% worked full-time, 30.5% worked part-time, 3.1% were away from work, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.9% were unemployed. 370 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kent Town were Professionals 33.2%, Managers 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Labourers 7.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kent Town, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.6%, Hospitals 4.7%, Tertiary Education 4.0%, State Government Administration 3.4% and School Education 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Kent Town, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $437, the median family income was $1,521 and the median household income was $862.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 199 families in Kent Town: of these 54.3% were couple families without children, 19.6% were couple families with children, 18.6% were one parent families and 7.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 584 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kent Town.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kent Town, 10.1% were separate houses, 32.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 57.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kent Town, 12.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.7% were owned with a mortgage and 59.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kent Town, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 44.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kent Town, the median weekly rent was $164. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,697. The average people per household was 1.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Kent Town, 33.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 44.3% were single (or lone) person households and 12.5% were group households.