Kenton Valley

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 256 people in Kenton Valley. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Kenton Valley was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.6% of the population.

Of people in Kenton Valley aged 15 years and over, 55.1% were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Kenton Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kenton Valley 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.5% were in primary school, 35.6% in secondary school and 27.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kenton Valley, 17.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kenton Valley were Australian 33.7%, English 31.1%, German 12.7%, Scottish 6.2% and Irish 3.8%.

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 Kenton Valley (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kenton Valley, 81.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 10.0%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 1.2% and Netherlands 1.2%.

In Kenton Valley, 58.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kenton Valley, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.0%, England 13.8%, New Zealand 4.2%, Italy 3.8% and Germany 1.7%.

In Kenton Valley, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.8%, England 16.2%, Scotland 2.8%, Italy 2.4% and Germany 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Kenton Valley were No Religion, so described 39.0%, Lutheran 11.6%, Anglican 10.4%, Not stated 10.4% and Uniting Church 8.0%. In Kenton Valley, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kenton Valley 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 2.4%, German 2.0% and Japanese 2.0%.

Employment

There were 165 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kenton Valley. Of these 48.5% were employed full time, 40.0% 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 Kenton Valley, 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kenton Valley included Managers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Professionals 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Labourers 9.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.9%.

Of the employed people in Kenton Valley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 7.4%, Other Social Assistance Services 7.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 4.2% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kenton Valley was $672.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Kenton Valley, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.3%, Worked at home 15.2%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Truck 2.0% and Other 2.0%. On the day, 3.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kenton Valley, 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, 23.3% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.2% 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 Kenton Valley, 27.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kenton Valley, 45.1% were couple families with children, 46.3% were couple families without children and 8.5% were one parent families.

In Kenton Valley, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kenton Valley, of couple families with children, 17.6% had both partners employed full-time, 11.8% had both employed part-time and 21.2% 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 Kenton Valley, 96.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.2% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Kenton Valley, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Kenton Valley, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.7% had 2 bedrooms and 51.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Kenton Valley, 44.0% were owned outright, 45.1% were owned with a mortgage and 11.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Kenton Valley, of all households, 89.0% were family households, 11.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Kenton Valley, 4.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.7% 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 Kenton Valley, 9.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 46.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kenton Valley, 93.3% 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 Kenton Valley, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Kenton Valley, 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.

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

In Kenton Valley, 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)