Kingsford (WA)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 327 people in Kingsford (WA) of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Kingsford (WA) was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.5% of the population.

Of people in Kingsford (WA) aged 15 years and over, 62.2% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Kingsford (WA) was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 35 years.

In Kingsford (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Kingsford (WA) was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

In Kingsford (WA) 22.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.3% were in primary school, 12.0% in secondary school and 9.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kingsford (WA) were English 32.1%, Australian 31.6%, Scottish 5.0%, Irish 5.0% and Dutch 2.7%.

In Kingsford (WA), 76.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, Vietnam 1.5%, Croatia 1.2%, Northern Ireland 1.2% and Austria 0.9%.

In Kingsford (WA), 65.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Kingsford (WA) were Catholic 29.1%, Anglican 20.2%, No Religion 19.3%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.0%.

In Kingsford (WA) 84.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Croatian 2.8%, Vietnamese 1.2%, Indonesian 1.2%, Tongan 1.2% and German 0.9%.

Employment

There were 141 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kingsford (WA). Of these 63.8% were employed full time, 25.5% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Kingsford (WA), 8.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 57.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Kingsford (WA) was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The most common occupations in Kingsford (WA) included Managers 28.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.7%, Labourers 13.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.5%, Professionals 7.7%, Sales Workers 6.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Kingsford (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 10.6%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 8.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.3%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 5.3% and Hospitals 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kingsford (WA) was $530.

In Kingsford (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.0%, Walked only 6.1%, Bus 5.3%, Car, as passenger 3.0% and Motorbike/scooter 2.3%. On the day, 5.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kingsford (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.8% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.9% 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 Kingsford (WA), 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kingsford (WA), 27.1% were couple families with children, 63.5% were couple families without children and 6.2% were one parent families.

In Kingsford (WA) 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Kingsford (WA), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $1,600.

Employment status of couple families

In Kingsford (WA), of couple families with children, 26.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 19.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kingsford (WA), 96.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingsford (WA), 43.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 56.7% were other dwellings.

In Kingsford (WA), of occupied private dwellings 23.6% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 19.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingsford (WA), 64.7% were owned outright, 12.9% were owned with a mortgage and 12.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Kingsford (WA), of all households, 65.5% were family households, 32.4% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In Kingsford (WA), 39.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.5% 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 Kingsford (WA), 30.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Kingsford (WA), there were 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 50.0%) were male and 4 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 27 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 Kingsford (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,750.

In Kingsford (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $700.