Kooringal (Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 297 people in Kooringal (Qld) of these 57.6% were male and 42.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Kooringal (Qld) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.1% of the population.

Of people in Kooringal (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 34.6% were married and 17.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Kooringal (Qld) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Kooringal (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Kooringal (Qld) was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Kooringal (Qld) 43.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 3.2% were in primary school, 4.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kooringal (Qld) were English 21.7%, Australian 15.5%, Scottish 7.6%, Indian 4.8% and Irish 3.7%.

In Kooringal (Qld), 41.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 6.1%, Korea, Republic of (South) 5.1%, New Zealand 3.0%, England 2.4% and Philippines 1.7%.

In Kooringal (Qld), 56.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 33.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Kooringal (Qld) were Catholic 14.8%, No Religion 12.1%, Anglican 9.7%, Hinduism 4.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7%.

In Kooringal (Qld) 48.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Hindi 4.7%, Korean 2.7%, Tagalog 1.7% and Japanese 1.0%.

Employment

There were 121 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kooringal (Qld). Of these 70.2% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 3.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Kooringal (Qld), 7.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Kooringal (Qld) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Kooringal (Qld) included Labourers 21.8%, Managers 20.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Professionals 11.8%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 2.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Kooringal (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 55.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.8%, Clubs (Hospitality) 3.4%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.4% and Residential Care Services 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kooringal (Qld) was $602.

In Kooringal (Qld), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 60.2%, Car, as driver 16.1%, Bicycle 4.2% and Other 2.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 16.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kooringal (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 38.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 7.8% provided care for children and 4.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.7% 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 Kooringal (Qld), 14.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kooringal (Qld), 27.3% were couple families with children, 59.1% were couple families without children and 13.6% were one parent families.

In Kooringal (Qld) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Kooringal (Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In Kooringal (Qld), of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 15.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kooringal (Qld), 12.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 88.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kooringal (Qld), 70.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 29.3% were other dwellings.

In Kooringal (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 19.0% had 1 bedroom, 33.3% had 2 bedrooms and 26.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 1.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kooringal (Qld), 64.3% were owned outright, 14.3% were owned with a mortgage and 7.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Kooringal (Qld), of all households, 44.2% were family households, 48.8% were single person households and 7.0% were group households.

In Kooringal (Qld), 59.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Kooringal (Qld), 53.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Kooringal (Qld), there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Kooringal (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Kooringal (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.