Kingston (C) (Vic.)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA23430
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 582
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 28
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 324
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,530
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $350

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 523 89.9 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 40 6.9 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 19 3.3 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Kingston (C) (Vic.), there were 582 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female.

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Age Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 28 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 55 9.6 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 102 17.8 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 106 18.5 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 73 12.7 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 71 12.4 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 82 14.3 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 44 7.7 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 41 7.1 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Kingston (C) (Vic.), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 28 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 27.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 125 30.0 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 16 3.8 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 39 9.4 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 18 4.3 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 218 52.4 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Kingston (C) (Vic.), 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 117 29.2 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 46 11.5 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 237 59.2 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Kingston (C) (Vic.), 29.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 18 8.7 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 75 36.2 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 47 22.7 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 16 7.7 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 28 13.5 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 3 1.4 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 20 9.7 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingston (C) (Vic.), 35.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.2% were attending a primary school, 22.7% were attending a secondary school and 21.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 62 15.0 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 42 10.2 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 22 5.3 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 60 14.5 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 70 16.9 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 32 7.7 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 52 12.6 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 41 9.9 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 9 2.2 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 21 5.1 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Kingston (C) (Vic.), 16.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 537 93.4 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingston (C) (Vic.). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 401 45.3 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 167 18.8 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Irish 83 9.4 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Australian Aboriginal 81 9.1 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Scottish 52 5.9 3,222 4.6 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Kingston (C) (Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingston (C) (Vic.), the most common ancestries were Australian 45.3%, English 18.8%, Irish 9.4%, Australian Aboriginal 9.1% and Scottish 5.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 161 61.0 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 77 29.2 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 11 4.2 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 15 5.7 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 137 32.9 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 264 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kingston (C) (Vic.). Of these 61.0% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 5.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 49 19.8 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 40 16.2 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 33 13.4 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 32 13.0 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Managers 26 10.5 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1
Labourers 25 10.1 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Sales Workers 21 8.5 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 15 6.1 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingston (C) (Vic.), the most common occupations were Professionals 19.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Managers 10.5%, Labourers 10.1%, Sales Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10 6.0 461 3.0 5,542 3.0
Takeaway Food Services 8 4.8 415 2.7 4,469 2.5
Local Government Administration 8 4.8 332 2.2 5,511 3.0
Cafes and Restaurants 7 4.2 321 2.1 2,888 1.6
State Government Administration 6 3.6 327 2.1 4,176 2.3

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingston (C) (Vic.), the most common industries of employment were Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0%, Takeaway Food Services 4.8%, Local Government Administration 4.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2% and State Government Administration 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 569 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 1,530 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kingston (C) (Vic.) was $569 and the median weekly household income was $1,530.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 284 68.1 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 129 31.2 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 61 14.8 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 95 23.0 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Kingston (C) (Vic.), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 68.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.2% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Kingston (C) (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.7 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Kingston (C) (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 64 19.2 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 111 33.3 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 76 22.8 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 4 1.2 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 4 1.2 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 3 0.9 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 0.9 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 68 20.4 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Kingston (C) (Vic.), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 20.4% were a couple family with no children, 34.2% were a couple family with children and 23.7% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 189 57.3 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 84 25.5 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 54 16.4 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 0.9 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Kingston (C) (Vic.) there were 324 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 57.3% were separate houses, 25.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.4% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingston (C) (Vic.) % Kingston (C) (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 58 18.1 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 104 32.5 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 148 46.2 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 10 3.1 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Kingston (C) (Vic.), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 18.1% were owned outright, 32.5% were owned with a mortgage and 46.2% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.