Kotara South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,144 people in Kotara South of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Kotara South was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.0% of the population.

Of people in Kotara South aged 15 years and over, 59.9% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Kotara South was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Kotara South, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Kotara South was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Kotara South 25.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 25.7% in secondary school and 20.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kotara South were Australian 35.1%, English 32.0%, Scottish 9.7%, Irish 8.0% and German 1.9%.

In Kotara South, 87.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.0%, New Zealand 0.7%, South Africa 0.7% and Scotland 0.5%.

In Kotara South, 74.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Kotara South were Catholic 25.2%, Anglican 24.0%, No Religion 21.6%, Uniting Church 7.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8%.

In Kotara South 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 1.7%, Afrikaans 0.8%, Croatian 0.4%, Dinka 0.4% and German 0.3%.

Employment

There were 533 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kotara South. Of these 55.9% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Kotara South, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Kotara South was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Kotara South included Professionals 27.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Managers 11.4%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1%, Labourers 6.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Kotara South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 7.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%, School Education 3.3%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.8% and Tertiary Education 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kotara South was $514.

In Kotara South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.6%, Car, as passenger 3.2%, Bus 2.4%, Taxi 1.0% and Motorbike/scooter 0.8%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kotara South, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.4% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kotara South, 27.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kotara South, 45.6% were couple families with children, 39.6% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

In Kotara South 22.4% of single parents were male and 77.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Kotara South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,524 and those without children was $2,200.

Employment status of couple families

In Kotara South, of couple families with children, 16.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 21.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kotara South, 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kotara South, 96.3% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Kotara South, of occupied private dwellings 0.7% had 1 bedroom, 13.5% had 2 bedrooms and 56.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kotara South, 39.5% were owned outright, 40.2% were owned with a mortgage and 17.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Kotara South, of all households, 79.9% were family households, 17.4% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Kotara South, 25.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Kotara South, 37.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Kotara South, there were 21 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 11 (or 52.4%) were male and 10 (or 47.6%) were female. The median age was 23 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Kotara South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.6, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $733.

In Kotara South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $313 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.