Kembla Heights

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 119 people in Kembla Heights. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Kembla Heights was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.0% of the population.

Of people in Kembla Heights aged 15 years and over, 34.4% were married and 23.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Kembla Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 30.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kembla Heights 43.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.5% were in primary school, 28.6% in secondary school and 20.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kembla Heights, 9.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kembla Heights were Australian 44.4%, English 26.2%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 3.8% and German 2.5%.

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 Kembla Heights (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kembla Heights, 89.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 3.5%.

In Kembla Heights, 65.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kembla Heights, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 79.8%, England 7.3% and Scotland 2.8%.

In Kembla Heights, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 85.6%, England 3.6% and Argentina 3.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Kembla Heights were No Religion, so described 45.9%, Anglican 12.3%, Not stated 10.7%, Christian, nfd 8.2% and Catholic 6.6%. In Kembla Heights, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (52.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kembla Heights 88.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Indonesian 2.5%.

Employment

There were 63 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kembla Heights. Of these 49.2% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 11.1% 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.

Of employed people in Kembla Heights, 6.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kembla Heights included Technicians and Trades Workers 25.0%, Managers 15.4%, Professionals 15.4%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.6%, Labourers 9.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Kembla Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 16.7%, Painting and Decorating Services 16.7%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 16.7%, Higher Education 16.7% and Other Social Assistance Services 16.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kembla Heights was $658.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Kembla Heights, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.4% and Walked only 7.9%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kembla Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.8% provided care for children and 14.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kembla Heights, 20.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kembla Heights, 36.7% were couple families with children, 13.3% were couple families without children and 50.0% were one parent families.

In Kembla Heights, 30.8% of single parents were male and 69.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kembla Heights, of couple families with children, 37.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kembla Heights, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

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

In Kembla Heights, of occupied private dwellings 7.7% had 1 bedroom, 43.6% had 2 bedrooms and 38.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kembla Heights, 7.3% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 92.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Kembla Heights, of all households, 71.8% were family households, 17.9% were single person households and 10.3% were group households.

In Kembla Heights, 27.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Kembla Heights, 43.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kembla Heights, 76.1% 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.

People characteristics

In Kembla Heights, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% 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.

In Kembla Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Kembla Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)