Killcare Heights

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 745 people in Killcare Heights. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Killcare Heights was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.4% of the population.

Of people in Killcare Heights aged 15 years and over, 55.7% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Killcare Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Killcare Heights 26.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.9% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 21.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Killcare Heights, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Killcare Heights were English 32.0%, Australian 29.2%, Irish 11.9%, Scottish 9.5% and German 3.1%.

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

In Killcare Heights, 82.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.1%, New Zealand 1.8%, Germany 1.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.6% and Zimbabwe 0.6%.

In Killcare Heights, 61.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Killcare Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.8%, England 9.3%, Germany 2.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.2% and New Zealand 2.0%.

In Killcare Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.5%, England 10.6%, New Zealand 2.9%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.8% and Germany 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Killcare Heights were No Religion, so described 41.4%, Catholic 21.1%, Anglican 17.1%, Not stated 5.2% and Uniting Church 3.4%. In Killcare Heights, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Killcare Heights 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.1%, German 0.5%, French 0.4%, Italian 0.4% and Hebrew 0.4%.

Employment

There were 351 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Killcare Heights. Of these 53.0% were employed full time, 37.6% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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 Killcare Heights, 14.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Killcare Heights included Professionals 33.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Managers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Labourers 5.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.1%.

Of the employed people in Killcare Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 6.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3%, Real Estate Services 4.1% and House Construction 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Killcare Heights was $783.

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In Killcare Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.3%, Worked at home 15.2%, Train 6.4%, Train, car as driver 4.3% and Car, as passenger 4.0%. On the day, 12.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Killcare Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 82.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.4% provided care for children and 17.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.4% 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 Killcare Heights, 35.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Killcare Heights, 43.3% were couple families with children, 45.1% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

In Killcare Heights, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Killcare Heights, of couple families with children, 19.3% had both partners employed full-time, 7.1% had both employed part-time and 20.3% 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 Killcare Heights, 68.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 31.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Killcare Heights, 96.9% were separate houses, 1.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Killcare Heights, of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 7.1% had 2 bedrooms and 34.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Killcare Heights, 44.3% were owned outright, 38.7% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Killcare Heights, of all households, 78.9% were family households, 21.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Killcare Heights, 12.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.0% 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 Killcare Heights, 31.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Killcare Heights, 90.8% 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 Killcare Heights, 27.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 72.7% were female. The median age was 21 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 Killcare Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,499.

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In Killcare Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 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)