Ku-ring-gai

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED10041
People 80,223
Male 47.8%
Female 52.2%
Median age 40
Families 21,989
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 29,478
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $2,374
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,774
Median weekly rent $550
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 38,367 47.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 41,853 52.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 219 0.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 80,223 people in Ku-ring-gai. Of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

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Age Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 4,480 5.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 5,679 7.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 5,887 7.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 6,010 7.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 4,343 5.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,471 4.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 4,374 5.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 5,275 6.6 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 5,867 7.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 6,206 7.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,710 7.1 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 4,766 5.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 3,957 4.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,717 4.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3,050 3.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,469 3.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,084 2.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,887 3.6 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Ku-ring-gai was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 38,528 60.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,143 1.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,553 5.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,690 5.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 17,269 26.9 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ku-ring-gai aged 15 years and over, 60.0% were married and 7.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 34,939 59.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,647 4.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 20,766 35.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Ku-ring-gai, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,598 5.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 5,110 19.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 916 3.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,712 6.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 2,446 9.1 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,241 4.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3,433 12.8 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,028 3.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5,303 19.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 555 2.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 3,542 13.2 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Ku-ring-gai 33.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.8% were in primary school, 26.5% in secondary school and 23.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 30,161 47.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 6,157 9.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 851 1.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,632 4.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 9,998 15.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,854 2.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,427 5.3 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 8 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,460 3.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 177 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 4,270 6.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ku-ring-gai, 15.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 25,177 23.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 19,563 18.2 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 12,970 12.1 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 8,259 7.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 7,249 6.7 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Ku-ring-gai were English 23.4%, Australian 18.2%, Chinese 12.1%, Irish 7.7% and Scottish 6.7%.

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 Ku-ring-gai (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 45,042 56.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,700 7.1 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
England 4,182 5.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
India 2,434 3.0 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Korea, Republic of (South) 2,056 2.6 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4
South Africa 1,803 2.2 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7

In Ku-ring-gai, 56.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.1%, England 5.2%, India 3.0%, Korea, Republic of (South) 2.6% and South Africa 2.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 39,384 49.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 5,408 6.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 4,474 5.6 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 27,244 34.0 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Ku-ring-gai, 34.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 49.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 31,818 39.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8,415 10.5 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
England 5,580 7.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
India 3,433 4.3 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 2,587 3.2 63,494 0.8 116,045 0.5

In Ku-ring-gai, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 39.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.5%, England 7.0%, India 4.3% and Korea, Republic of (South) 3.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 32,785 40.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8,525 10.6 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
England 4,986 6.2 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 3,384 4.2 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 2,709 3.4 65,642 0.9 120,878 0.5

In Ku-ring-gai, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 40.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.6%, England 6.2%, India 4.2% and Korea, Republic of (South) 3.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 24,318 30.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 15,656 19.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 14,297 17.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 6,483 8.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 3,894 4.9 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Ku-ring-gai were No Religion, so described 30.3%, Catholic 19.5%, Anglican 17.8%, Not stated 8.1% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Ku-ring-gai, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 6,772 8.4 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 3,450 4.3 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Korean 2,472 3.1 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Persian (excluding Dari) 1,268 1.6 22,044 0.3 58,313 0.2
Hindi 1,002 1.2 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 52,806 65.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 9,564 34.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Ku-ring-gai 65.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 8.4%, Cantonese 4.3%, Korean 3.1%, Persian (excluding Dari) 1.6% and Hindi 1.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 23,983 60.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 12,048 30.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,547 3.9 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,987 5.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 39,565 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ku-ring-gai. Of these 60.6% were employed full time, 30.5% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 4,791 12.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 3,851 10.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,406 9.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 5,234 13.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 18,751 49.9 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ku-ring-gai, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 14,756 39.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 7,233 19.2 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5,074 13.5 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,941 7.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 2,897 7.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,228 5.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 1,271 3.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 544 1.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Ku-ring-gai included Professionals 39.3%, Managers 19.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.9%, Labourers 3.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,835 4.9 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,555 4.1 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Banking 1,333 3.6 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Accounting Services 948 2.5 44,014 1.3 127,263 1.2
Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 874 2.3 31,756 0.9 75,208 0.7

Of the employed people in Ku-ring-gai, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 4.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.1%, Banking 3.6%, Accounting Services 2.5% and Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 907 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,784 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,374 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ku-ring-gai was $907.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 16,849 44.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 8,540 22.7 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 2,828 7.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 1,154 3.1 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
Walked only 1,048 2.8 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 11,616 30.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 19,726 52.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Ku-ring-gai, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 44.9%, Train 22.7%, Worked at home 7.5%, Train, car as driver 3.1% and Walked only 2.8%. On the day, 30.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 52.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 48,604 75.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 20,640 32.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,440 11.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 17,110 26.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Ku-ring-gai, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.2% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.7% 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
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 16,006 24.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 17,838 27.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 8,612 13.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 6,151 9.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ku-ring-gai, 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 7,099 32.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 12,245 55.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,375 10.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 269 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ku-ring-gai, 55.7% were couple families with children, 32.3% were couple families without children and 10.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Ku-ring-gai, 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% 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
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4,603 23.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 676 3.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 4,165 21.5 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,378 17.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,131 5.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,428 17.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 773 4.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,182 6.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Ku-ring-gai, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 21.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 26,735 93.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,864 6.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Ku-ring-gai, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 17,087 63.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,391 5.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 8,167 30.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 26 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Ku-ring-gai, 63.9% were separate houses, 5.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 30.5% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 81 0.3 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,526 5.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 5,405 20.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 7,664 28.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 11,669 43.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 393 1.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ku-ring-gai, of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 20.2% had 2 bedrooms and 28.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10,037 37.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 9,942 37.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 5,956 22.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 317 1.2 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 475 1.8 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ku-ring-gai, 37.6% were owned outright, 37.2% were owned with a mortgage and 22.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 21,413 80.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 4,835 18.1 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 484 1.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Ku-ring-gai, of all households, 80.1% were family households, 18.1% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 11.9 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 39.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Ku-ring-gai, 11.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 39.9% 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 Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 550 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.7 -- 12.9 -- 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 Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,774 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.4 -- 7.4 -- 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 Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,538 5.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 9,867 36.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 10,581 39.6 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 4,215 15.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 529 2.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Ku-ring-gai, 36.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,667 6.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 24,624 92.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 442 1.7 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Ku-ring-gai, 92.1% 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.
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 104 46.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 118 53.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Ku-ring-gai, 46.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.2% were female. The median age was 20 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
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,454 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Ku-ring-gai, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,454.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ku-ring-gai % Ku-ring-gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 560 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,800 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ku-ring-gai, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $560 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,800.

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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.