Kings Langley

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 9,353 people in Kings Langley. Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Kings Langley was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.9% of the population.

Of people in Kings Langley aged 15 years and over, 58.8% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Kings Langley, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kings Langley 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.3% were in primary school, 26.4% in secondary school and 20.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kings Langley, 16.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kings Langley were Australian 23.8%, English 23.5%, Irish 8.0%, Scottish 6.0% and Italian 3.9%.

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 Kings Langley (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kings Langley, 71.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, India 2.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.7%, New Zealand 1.6% and Malaysia 1.0%.

In Kings Langley, 46.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kings Langley, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 52.4%, England 5.6%, India 3.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.9% and Italy 2.6%.

In Kings Langley, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 55.2%, England 4.8%, India 3.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.0% and New Zealand 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Kings Langley were Catholic 32.1%, No Religion, so described 20.4%, Anglican 17.8%, Not stated 5.7% and Uniting Church 3.4%. In Kings Langley, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kings Langley 76.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.1%, Italian 1.4%, Cantonese 1.2%, Arabic 1.2% and Spanish 1.1%.

Employment

There were 5,043 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kings Langley. Of these 64.2% were employed full time, 27.3% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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.

Of employed people in Kings Langley, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kings Langley included Professionals 24.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.9%, Managers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Sales Workers 8.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Labourers 5.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Kings Langley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Primary Education 2.8%, Secondary Education 2.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.5% and Banking 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kings Langley was $825.

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In Kings Langley, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.5%, Train 4.9%, Bus 4.4%, Worked at home 4.2% and Car, as passenger 3.8%. On the day, 15.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kings Langley, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.7% provided care for children and 13.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.3% 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 Kings Langley, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kings Langley, 56.0% were couple families with children, 31.1% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

In Kings Langley, 22.4% of single parents were male and 77.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kings Langley, of couple families with children, 26.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 23.8% 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 Kings Langley, 96.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kings Langley, 94.6% were separate houses, 4.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In Kings Langley, of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 1.8% had 2 bedrooms and 36.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kings Langley, 37.5% were owned outright, 48.2% were owned with a mortgage and 11.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Kings Langley, of all households, 85.1% were family households, 13.5% were single person households and 1.3% were group households.

In Kings Langley, 10.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 27.7% 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 Kings Langley, 23.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kings Langley, 90.1% 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 Kings Langley, 54.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.4% were female. The median age was 18 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 Kings Langley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,583.

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

In Kings Langley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $570 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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