Kingaroy

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 7,620 people were usually resident in Kingaroy: of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Of the total population 2.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.5% of people usually resident in Kingaroy were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.1% of people usually resident in Kingaroy were Australian citizens, 7.0% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 48.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kingaroy were married, 12.1% were either separated or divorced, 9.1% were widowed and 30.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 87.0% of people usually resident in Kingaroy, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.6%, Philippines 0.4%, Scotland 0.3% and Germany 0.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Kingaroy were Anglican 19.2%, Catholic 17.9%, No Religion 17.5%, Uniting Church 10.8% and Lutheran 7.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Kingaroy were German 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, Tagalog 0.1%, Mandarin 0.1% and Japanese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,453 people aged 15 years and over in Kingaroy were in the labour force. Of these 60.9% worked full-time, 28.1% worked part-time, 3.0% were away from work, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 2,033 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Kingaroy were Labourers 18.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Professionals 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Managers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kingaroy, the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 6.5%, School Education 6.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0%, Coal Mining 3.6% and Other Food Product Manufacturing 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Kingaroy, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $416, the median family income was $1,040 and the median household income was $801.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,983 families in Kingaroy: of these 40.0% were couple families without children, 41.5% were couple families with children, 17.3% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 3,008 occupied private dwellings were counted in Kingaroy.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kingaroy, 84.9% were separate houses, 3.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Kingaroy, 31.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.1% were owned with a mortgage and 33.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Kingaroy, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 57.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 10.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Kingaroy, the median weekly rent was $160. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $953. 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 Kingaroy, 65.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.2% were group households.