Kia Ora (Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 205 people in Kia Ora (Qld). Of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Kia Ora (Qld) was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.0% of the population.

Of people in Kia Ora (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 53.4% were married and 20.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Kia Ora (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kia Ora (Qld) 23.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 57.1% were in primary school, 34.3% in secondary school and 8.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kia Ora (Qld), 10.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kia Ora (Qld) were Australian 37.0%, English 33.2%, Irish 6.5%, Dutch 6.5% and German 5.7%.

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 Kia Ora (Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kia Ora (Qld), 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.0%, Netherlands 2.0%, New Zealand 1.5%, Wales 1.5% and Indonesia 1.5%.

In Kia Ora (Qld), 64.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kia Ora (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.0%, England 7.4%, Netherlands 3.9%, Germany 2.9% and Scotland 2.5%.

In Kia Ora (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.9%, England 4.1%, Netherlands 2.6%, New Zealand 1.5% and Wales 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Kia Ora (Qld) were No Religion, so described 30.5%, Anglican 22.9%, Uniting Church 19.5%, Catholic 13.8% and Not stated 6.2%. In Kia Ora (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kia Ora (Qld) 97.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 77 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kia Ora (Qld). Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 14.3% 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 Kia Ora (Qld), 7.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kia Ora (Qld) included Managers 39.1%, Labourers 23.2%, Professionals 11.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.3% and Sales Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Kia Ora (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 27.3%, Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing 18.2%, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 9.1%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 6.8% and Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 6.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kia Ora (Qld) was $504.

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In Kia Ora (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.3%, Worked at home 20.6%, Car, as passenger 10.3%, Motorbike/scooter 4.4% and Walked only 4.4%. 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 69.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kia Ora (Qld), 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, 24.1% provided care for children and 18.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% 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 Kia Ora (Qld), 23.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kia Ora (Qld), 23.0% were couple families with children, 52.5% were couple families without children and 24.6% were one parent families.

In Kia Ora (Qld), 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kia Ora (Qld), of couple families with children, 27.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 7.8% 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 Kia Ora (Qld), 91.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kia Ora (Qld), 76.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 19.1% were other dwellings.

In Kia Ora (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 16.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kia Ora (Qld), 40.0% were owned outright, 30.6% were owned with a mortgage and 25.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Kia Ora (Qld), of all households, 71.1% were family households, 28.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Kia Ora (Qld), 31.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.0% 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 Kia Ora (Qld), 36.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kia Ora (Qld), 70.3% 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 Kia Ora (Qld), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 45 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 Kia Ora (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Kia Ora (Qld), 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)