Kelso (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12090
People 8,968
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 35
Families 2,339
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 3,401
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,445
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,768
Median weekly rent $315
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 4,389 48.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 4,583 51.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 695 7.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 8,968 people in Kelso (NSW). Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.7% of the population.

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Age Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 705 7.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 728 8.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 717 8.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 667 7.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 544 6.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 547 6.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 562 6.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 535 6.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 586 6.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 579 6.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 490 5.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 508 5.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 442 4.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 434 4.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 304 3.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 229 2.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 201 2.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 204 2.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Kelso (NSW) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 3,239 47.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 245 3.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 542 8.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 359 5.3 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,421 35.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Kelso (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 47.6% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,873 48.1 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 736 12.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,370 39.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Kelso (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 209 6.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 493 16.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 431 14.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 44 1.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 443 14.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 221 7.2 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 81 2.6 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 200 6.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 276 9.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 45 1.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 629 20.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Kelso (NSW) 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 24.1% in secondary school and 15.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 955 14.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 544 8.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 292 4.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,177 17.2 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 870 12.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 269 3.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,050 15.4 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 13 0.2 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 749 11.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 23 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 699 10.2 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Kelso (NSW), 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 4,130 33.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 3,797 31.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,306 10.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 839 6.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 298 2.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Kelso (NSW) were Australian 33.9%, English 31.1%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 6.9% and German 2.4%.

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 Kelso (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 7,703 86.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 137 1.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 84 0.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 35 0.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
South Africa 31 0.3 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Netherlands 30 0.3 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3

In Kelso (NSW), 86.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.5%, New Zealand 0.9%, Philippines 0.4%, South Africa 0.3% and Netherlands 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 838 9.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 413 4.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 276 3.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 6,823 76.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Kelso (NSW), 76.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 7,149 80.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 311 3.5 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 110 1.2 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 70 0.8 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 61 0.7 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Kelso (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.0%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 7,286 81.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 272 3.0 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 108 1.2 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 71 0.8 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
South Africa 51 0.6 52,673 0.7 193,412 0.8

In Kelso (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.4%, England 3.0%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 0.8% and South Africa 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,131 34.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 1,907 21.2 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 1,846 20.6 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 712 7.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 356 4.0 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Kelso (NSW) were Catholic 34.9%, No Religion, so described 21.2%, Anglican 20.6%, Not stated 7.9% and Uniting Church 4.0%. In Kelso (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 40 0.4 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Cantonese 21 0.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Afrikaans 17 0.2 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Persian (excluding Dari) 16 0.2 22,044 0.3 58,313 0.2
Hindi 16 0.2 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 8,072 90.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 179 5.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Kelso (NSW) 90.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 0.4%, Cantonese 0.2%, Afrikaans 0.2%, Persian (excluding Dari) 0.2% and Hindi 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,469 59.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,196 28.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 225 5.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 256 6.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 4,146 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kelso (NSW). Of these 59.6% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 465 12.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 322 8.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 406 10.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 856 22.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,609 41.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Kelso (NSW), 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 666 17.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 593 15.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 534 13.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 499 12.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 488 12.5 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 417 10.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 365 9.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 276 7.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Kelso (NSW) included Professionals 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.7%, Labourers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Managers 9.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 120 3.2 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 115 3.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 114 3.0 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Primary Education 113 3.0 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Other Social Assistance Services 109 2.9 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Kelso (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%, Higher Education 3.0%, Primary Education 3.0% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 663 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,673 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,445 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kelso (NSW) was $663.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,876 74.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 233 6.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 101 2.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 66 1.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 46 1.2 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 30 0.8 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,142 80.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Kelso (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.0%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Worked at home 2.6%, Walked only 1.7% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,838 70.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,284 33.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 794 11.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,302 19.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Kelso (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.5% 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, 19.1% 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
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,442 21.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,819 26.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 893 13.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 680 10.0 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kelso (NSW), 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 802 34.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,050 44.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 473 20.2 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 21 0.9 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Kelso (NSW), 44.8% were couple families with children, 34.2% were couple families without children and 20.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Kelso (NSW), 16.2% of single parents were male and 83.8% 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
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 495 26.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 58 3.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 404 21.9 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 220 11.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 86 4.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 370 20.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 118 6.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 97 5.2 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Kelso (NSW), of couple families with children, 26.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 21.9% 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 Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,954 91.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 285 8.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Kelso (NSW), 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,694 91.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 199 6.7 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 32 1.1 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 11 0.4 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Kelso (NSW), 91.2% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 7 0.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 69 2.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 155 5.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,061 35.8 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,601 54.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 68 2.3 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Kelso (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 5.2% had 2 bedrooms and 35.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 880 29.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,143 38.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 835 28.2 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 20 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 80 2.7 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Kelso (NSW), 29.7% were owned outright, 38.6% were owned with a mortgage and 28.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,288 77.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 600 20.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 79 2.7 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Kelso (NSW), of all households, 77.1% were family households, 20.2% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

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Household income Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Kelso (NSW), 19.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.5% 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 Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 315 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.3 -- 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 Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,768 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.9 -- 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 Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 166 5.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 886 29.8 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,205 40.6 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 609 20.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 103 3.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Kelso (NSW), 29.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 478 16.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,402 81.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 78 2.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Kelso (NSW), 81.2% 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.
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 325 46.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 368 53.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Kelso (NSW), 46.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.1% were female. The median age was 17 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
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) 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 1,175 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Kelso (NSW), 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 $1,175.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kelso (NSW) % Kelso (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Kelso (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,800.

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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.