Kingston (DC) (SA)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA43360
People 2,349
Male 51.8%
Female 48.2%
Median age 50
Families 644
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,620
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $978
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,058
Median weekly rent $163
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,215 51.8 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,132 48.2 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 45 1.9 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,349 people in Kingston (DC) (SA). Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 127 5.4 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 128 5.4 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 118 5.0 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 102 4.3 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 105 4.5 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 114 4.8 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 121 5.1 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 97 4.1 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 135 5.7 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 106 4.5 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 153 6.5 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 168 7.1 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 222 9.4 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 202 8.6 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 158 6.7 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 129 5.5 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 99 4.2 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 70 3.0 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Kingston (DC) (SA) was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,107 56.1 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 46 2.3 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 162 8.2 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 146 7.4 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 514 26.0 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Kingston (DC) (SA) aged 15 years and over, 56.1% were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 915 54.5 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 206 12.3 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 557 33.2 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Kingston (DC) (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 18 3.2 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 176 31.4 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 0.5 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 101 18.0 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 0.5 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 24 4.3 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 17 3.0 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 1.1 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 212 37.9 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Kingston (DC) (SA) 23.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 17.7% in secondary school and 7.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 157 8.0 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 119 6.0 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 54 2.7 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 277 14.0 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 230 11.7 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 228 11.6 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 304 15.4 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 276 14.0 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 260 13.2 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Kingston (DC) (SA), 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 1,096 35.5 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,042 33.8 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
German 241 7.8 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 224 7.3 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 144 4.7 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Kingston (DC) (SA) were Australian 35.5%, English 33.8%, German 7.8%, Scottish 7.3% and Irish 4.7%.

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 (DC) (SA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,016 86.4 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 49 2.1 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 25 1.1 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 8 0.3 6,602 0.4 70,172 0.3
Zimbabwe 8 0.3 1,486 0.1 34,787 0.1
United States of America 7 0.3 4,360 0.3 86,125 0.4

In Kingston (DC) (SA), 86.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 0.3%, Zimbabwe 0.3% and United States of America 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 177 7.5 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 71 3.0 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 94 4.0 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,817 77.3 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Kingston (DC) (SA), 77.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,926 82.9 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 94 4.0 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 29 1.2 16,942 1.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 16 0.7 15,010 0.9 175,354 0.7
Germany 14 0.6 17,505 1.0 170,571 0.7

In Kingston (DC) (SA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.9%, England 4.0%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,909 81.5 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 103 4.4 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 42 1.8 16,040 1.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 16 0.7 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
Germany 13 0.6 17,624 1.1 169,618 0.7

In Kingston (DC) (SA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.5%, England 4.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 858 36.7 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Uniting Church 405 17.3 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Anglican 385 16.5 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 243 10.4 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 202 8.6 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Kingston (DC) (SA) were No Religion, so described 36.7%, Uniting Church 17.3%, Anglican 16.5%, Catholic 10.4% and Not stated 8.6%. In Kingston (DC) (SA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
German 6 0.3 6,453 0.4 79,353 0.3
Afrikaans 3 0.1 2,362 0.1 43,741 0.2
French 3 0.1 2,720 0.2 70,873 0.3
Italian 3 0.1 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Hungarian 3 0.1 1,409 0.1 19,895 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,159 92.2 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 22 2.1 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Kingston (DC) (SA) 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.1%, French 0.1%, Italian 0.1% and Hungarian 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 547 49.8 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 407 37.0 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 97 8.8 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 48 4.4 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 1,099 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kingston (DC) (SA). Of these 49.8% were employed full time, 37.0% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 154 14.8 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 112 10.7 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 137 13.1 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 108 10.4 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 436 41.8 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Kingston (DC) (SA), 14.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 287 27.5 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 202 19.3 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 120 11.5 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 105 10.0 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 91 8.7 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 89 8.5 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 81 7.8 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 47 4.5 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Kingston (DC) (SA) included Managers 27.5%, Labourers 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.5%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Professionals 8.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 102 10.1 2,915 0.4 18,197 0.2
Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 65 6.4 759 0.1 6,669 0.1
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 56 5.5 1,885 0.3 44,309 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 46 4.5 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 28 2.8 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Kingston (DC) (SA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 10.1%, Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 6.4%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 5.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.5% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 575 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,232 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 978 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kingston (DC) (SA) was $575.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 618 58.6 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 129 12.2 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 71 6.7 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 54 5.1 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Truck 14 1.3 4,513 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.3 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 677 64.4 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Kingston (DC) (SA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.6%, Worked at home 12.2%, Walked only 6.7%, Car, as passenger 5.1% and Truck 1.3%. On the day, 0.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,384 70.0 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 460 23.3 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 217 11.0 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 666 33.6 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Kingston (DC) (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.3% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 366 18.5 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 493 24.9 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 271 13.7 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 259 13.1 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kingston (DC) (SA), 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 359 55.6 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 220 34.1 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 57 8.8 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 1.5 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Kingston (DC) (SA), 34.1% were couple families with children, 55.6% were couple families without children and 8.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 24.5 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 75.5 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Kingston (DC) (SA), 24.5% of single parents were male and 75.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 80 13.8 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 34 5.9 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 123 21.2 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 62 10.7 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 50 8.6 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 145 25.0 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 40 6.9 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 46 7.9 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Kingston (DC) (SA), of couple families with children, 13.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 21.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 954 61.6 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 595 38.4 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Kingston (DC) (SA), 61.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 38.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 897 94.0 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 40 4.2 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 8 0.8 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 6 0.6 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingston (DC) (SA), 94.0% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 28 2.9 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 136 14.3 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 489 51.4 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 278 29.2 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 20 2.1 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Kingston (DC) (SA), of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 51.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 428 44.9 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 239 25.1 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 249 26.1 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 11 1.2 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 27 2.8 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingston (DC) (SA), 44.9% were owned outright, 25.1% were owned with a mortgage and 26.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 636 66.8 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 306 32.1 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 10 1.1 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Kingston (DC) (SA), of all households, 66.8% were family households, 32.1% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

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Household income Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.5 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.0 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Kingston (DC) (SA), 26.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 163 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,058 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 6.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 33 3.5 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 280 29.5 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 358 37.7 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 229 24.1 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 50 5.3 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Kingston (DC) (SA), 29.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 235 24.8 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 685 72.2 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 29 3.1 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Kingston (DC) (SA), 72.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 33 68.8 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 15 31.2 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 30 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Kingston (DC) (SA), 68.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 31.2% were female. The median age was 30 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 966 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Kingston (DC) (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $966.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingston (DC) (SA) % Kingston (DC) (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 172 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,054 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Kingston (DC) (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $172 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,054.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

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.