Kinchant Dam

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 123 people in Kinchant Dam. Of these 55.7% were male and 44.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Kinchant Dam was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.6% of the population.

Of people in Kinchant Dam aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Kinchant Dam, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kinchant Dam 27.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 40.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kinchant Dam, 8.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kinchant Dam were Australian 44.1%, English 33.6%, Maltese 6.6%, Irish 3.9% and German 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 Kinchant Dam (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kinchant Dam, 93.2% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Kinchant Dam, 77.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kinchant Dam, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 84.2%, England 6.7% and Malta 2.5%.

In Kinchant Dam, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 82.4%, England 5.0%, New Zealand 3.4% and Malta 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Kinchant Dam were Catholic 35.3%, Anglican 18.5%, Uniting Church 16.0%, No Religion, so described 16.0% and Not stated 6.7%. In Kinchant Dam, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (82.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kinchant Dam 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Maltese 2.4%.

Employment

There were 57 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kinchant Dam. Of these 61.4% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Kinchant Dam, 16.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kinchant Dam included Machinery Operators and Drivers 28.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Labourers 14.9%, Professionals 11.9%, Managers 9.0%, Sales Workers 7.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Kinchant Dam, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 22.9%, Primary Education 17.1%, Sugar Manufacturing 11.4%, Car Retailing 11.4% and Accommodation 11.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kinchant Dam was $591.

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In Kinchant Dam, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.1% and Worked at home 5.5%. 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 60.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kinchant Dam, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.1% provided care for children and 6.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% 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 Kinchant Dam, 8.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kinchant Dam, 43.8% were couple families with children, 37.5% were couple families without children and 18.8% were one parent families.

In Kinchant Dam, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kinchant Dam, of couple families with children, 12.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 28.0% 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 Kinchant Dam, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kinchant Dam, 83.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 16.7% were other dwellings.

In Kinchant Dam, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 32.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kinchant Dam, 32.6% were owned outright, 47.8% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Kinchant Dam, of all households, 72.1% were family households, 20.9% were single person households and 7.0% were group households.

In Kinchant Dam, 19.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.2% 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 Kinchant Dam, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kinchant Dam, 65.0% 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 Kinchant Dam, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Kinchant Dam, 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 Kinchant Dam, 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)