Kingston (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31563
People 10,539
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 31
Families 2,429
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.2
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 3,707
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,066
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,387
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 5,268 50.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,265 50.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 626 5.9 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,539 people in Kingston (Qld). Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.9% of the population.

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Age Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 823 7.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 886 8.4 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 822 7.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 848 8.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 920 8.7 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 794 7.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 655 6.2 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 691 6.6 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 589 5.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 693 6.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 606 5.8 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 603 5.7 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 490 4.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 507 4.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 289 2.7 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 176 1.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 82 0.8 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 65 0.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Kingston (Qld) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,846 35.5 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 398 5.0 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 831 10.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 363 4.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,574 44.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Kingston (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 35.5% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,444 34.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 792 11.3 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,782 53.9 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Kingston (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 34.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 142 3.8 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 841 22.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 59 1.6 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 123 3.3 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 644 17.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 33 0.9 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 113 3.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 199 5.3 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 195 5.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 143 3.8 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,244 33.3 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Kingston (Qld) 35.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 21.4% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 449 5.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 476 5.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 145 1.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,224 15.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,472 18.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 457 5.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,199 15.0 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 11 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 868 10.8 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 217 2.7 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,295 16.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Kingston (Qld), 18.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 2,964 21.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,909 20.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 746 5.3 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 641 4.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Samoan 587 4.2 26,735 0.4 75,755 0.2

The most common ancestries in Kingston (Qld) were English 21.0%, Australian 20.6%, Irish 5.3%, Scottish 4.5% and Samoan 4.2%.

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

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Country of birth Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 5,810 55.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 962 9.2 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Samoa 225 2.1 7,811 0.2 24,017 0.1
England 218 2.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Myanmar 182 1.7 3,172 0.1 32,655 0.1
Afghanistan 149 1.4 3,381 0.1 46,799 0.2

In Kingston (Qld), 55.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 9.2%, Samoa 2.1%, England 2.1%, Myanmar 1.7% and Afghanistan 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,546 43.1 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 513 4.9 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 473 4.5 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,785 35.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Kingston (Qld), 35.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,295 40.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 930 8.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Samoa 574 5.5 21,141 0.4 63,447 0.3
England 399 3.8 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Myanmar 324 3.1 5,226 0.1 50,540 0.2

In Kingston (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 40.9%, New Zealand 8.9%, Samoa 5.5%, England 3.8% and Myanmar 3.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,342 41.4 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 1,008 9.6 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Samoa 538 5.1 19,554 0.4 58,724 0.3
England 394 3.8 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Myanmar 323 3.1 5,200 0.1 51,099 0.2

In Kingston (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 41.4%, New Zealand 9.6%, Samoa 5.1%, England 3.8% and Myanmar 3.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,677 25.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,510 14.3 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,453 13.8 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 1,152 10.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Islam 592 5.6 44,885 1.0 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Kingston (Qld) were No Religion, so described 25.4%, Catholic 14.3%, Not stated 13.8%, Anglican 10.9% and Islam 5.6%. In Kingston (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Samoan 436 4.1 14,969 0.3 44,869 0.2
Karen 234 2.2 1,404 0.0 10,270 0.0
Hindi 122 1.2 18,163 0.4 159,652 0.7
Hazaraghi 120 1.1 1,611 0.0 22,272 0.1
Arabic 118 1.1 13,644 0.3 321,728 1.4
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English only spoken at home 6,727 64.0 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 882 25.5 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Kingston (Qld) 64.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Samoan 4.1%, Karen 2.2%, Hindi 1.2%, Hazaraghi 1.1% and Arabic 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,099 52.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,015 25.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 236 5.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 627 15.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 3,977 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kingston (Qld). Of these 52.8% were employed full time, 25.5% were employed part-time and 15.8% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 312 9.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 273 8.1 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 431 12.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 898 26.8 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,203 35.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Kingston (Qld), 9.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 642 19.1 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 561 16.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 492 14.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 417 12.4 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 328 9.8 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 327 9.8 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 302 9.0 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 161 4.8 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Kingston (Qld) included Labourers 19.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Professionals 9.0% and Managers 4.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 121 3.8 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 110 3.4 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 96 3.0 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Road Freight Transport 95 3.0 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Takeaway Food Services 90 2.8 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Kingston (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.0%, Road Freight Transport 3.0% and Takeaway Food Services 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 472 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,145 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,066 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kingston (Qld) was $472.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,233 66.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 291 8.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Train 113 3.4 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 65 1.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 62 1.9 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 255 7.6 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,588 77.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Kingston (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.8%, Car, as passenger 8.7%, Train 3.4%, Worked at home 1.9% and Bus 1.9%. On the day, 7.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,522 56.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,088 26.1 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 932 11.6 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 947 11.8 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Kingston (Qld), 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, 26.1% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,465 18.3 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,630 20.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 716 8.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 715 8.9 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kingston (Qld), 20.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 650 26.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,000 41.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 730 30.1 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 49 2.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Kingston (Qld), 41.2% were couple families with children, 26.8% were couple families without children and 30.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Kingston (Qld), 15.1% of single parents were male and 84.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 262 15.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 46 2.8 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 200 12.1 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 338 20.5 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 136 8.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 487 29.5 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 89 5.4 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 93 5.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Kingston (Qld), of couple families with children, 15.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 12.1% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,108 92.5 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 253 7.5 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Kingston (Qld), 92.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,665 85.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 411 13.2 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 28 0.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingston (Qld), 85.7% were separate houses, 13.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.1 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 49 1.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 318 10.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,973 63.6 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 670 21.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 89 2.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Kingston (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 10.2% had 2 bedrooms and 63.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 626 20.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 846 27.3 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,514 48.9 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 11 0.4 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 98 3.2 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Kingston (Qld), 20.2% were owned outright, 27.3% were owned with a mortgage and 48.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 2,268 73.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 660 21.3 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 175 5.6 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Kingston (Qld), of all households, 73.1% were family households, 21.3% were single person households and 5.6% were group households.

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Household income Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Kingston (Qld), 24.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 80.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 19.2 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,387 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 287 9.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,107 35.7 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 986 31.8 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 572 18.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 148 4.8 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Kingston (Qld), 35.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 651 21.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,346 75.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 105 3.4 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Kingston (Qld), 75.6% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 296 46.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 337 53.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Kingston (Qld), 46.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.2% 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 964 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Kingston (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $964.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kingston (Qld) % Kingston (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 285 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Kingston (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $285 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.