West Kentish

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 330 people in West Kentish of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.4% of the population.

The median age of people in West Kentish was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.0% of the population.

Of people in West Kentish aged 15 years and over, 59.8% were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Kentish was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In West Kentish, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Kentish was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In West Kentish 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.7% were in primary school, 32.6% in secondary school and 14.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Kentish were English 38.9%, Australian 28.1%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 8.6% and German 3.1%.

In West Kentish, 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9%, Colombia 0.9%, France 0.9%, Italy 0.9% and Malta 0.9%.

In West Kentish, 74.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Kentish were No Religion 31.9%, Anglican 20.1%, Baptist 10.6%, Catholic 9.1% and Uniting Church 6.1%.

In West Kentish 97.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was French 0.9%.

Employment

There were 149 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Kentish. Of these 45.6% were employed full time, 36.2% were employed part-time and 8.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Kentish, 15.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Kentish was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in West Kentish included Managers 19.4%, Labourers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.4%, Professionals 8.6%, Sales Workers 7.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in West Kentish, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.2%, Building Installation Services 5.1%, Dairy Cattle Farming 4.3%, Fruit and Vegetable Processing 4.3% and Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Kentish was $371.

In West Kentish, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.6%, Walked only 4.3%, Car, as passenger 2.9% and Truck 2.2%. 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 64.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Kentish, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.6% provided care for children and 17.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.2% 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 West Kentish, 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Kentish, 39.8% were couple families with children, 45.6% were couple families without children and 10.7% were one parent families.

In West Kentish 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Kentish, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,600.

Employment status of couple families

In West Kentish, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 15.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Kentish, 86.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Kentish, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In West Kentish, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 18.8% had 2 bedrooms and 65.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Kentish, 53.3% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 10.8% were rented.

Household composition

In West Kentish, of all households, 81.5% were family households, 18.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In West Kentish, 38.0% 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 West Kentish, 23.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Kentish, there were 20 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 11 (or 55.0%) were male and 9 (or 45.0%) were female. The median age was 21 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 West Kentish, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

In West Kentish, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,044.