Kingston On Murray

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 317 people in Kingston On Murray. Of these 53.6% were male and 46.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Kingston On Murray was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.1% of the population.

Of people in Kingston On Murray aged 15 years and over, 59.8% were married and 14.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Kingston On Murray, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kingston On Murray 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.3% were in primary school, 17.2% in secondary school and 4.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kingston On Murray, 12.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kingston On Murray were Australian 29.2%, English 27.5%, German 8.9%, Irish 7.4% and Scottish 6.9%.

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

In Kingston On Murray, 81.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, Germany 1.0% and Greece 1.0%.

In Kingston On Murray, 65.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kingston On Murray, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.7%, England 6.9%, New Zealand 3.9%, Greece 2.3% and Germany 1.0%.

In Kingston On Murray, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.9%, England 5.6%, Greece 2.3%, Hungary 1.3% and Philippines 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Kingston On Murray were No Religion, so described 41.9%, Not stated 14.7%, Catholic 10.9%, Anglican 8.4% and Uniting Church 5.3%. In Kingston On Murray, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kingston On Murray 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Greek 2.5%.

Employment

There were 132 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kingston On Murray. Of these 45.5% were employed full time, 41.7% were employed part-time and 9.1% 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 Kingston On Murray, 15.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kingston On Murray included Labourers 20.7%, Managers 18.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.4%, Professionals 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 5.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Kingston On Murray, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grape Growing 14.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 8.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.7%, General Practice Medical Services 7.7% and Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 6.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kingston On Murray was $517.

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In Kingston On Murray, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 74.1%, Worked at home 6.9%, Walked only 3.4% and Car, as passenger 2.6%. 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 77.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kingston On Murray, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% provided care for children and 15.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.9% 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 Kingston On Murray, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kingston On Murray, 37.0% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

In Kingston On Murray, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kingston On Murray, of couple families with children, 3.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 27.6% 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 Kingston On Murray, 78.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kingston On Murray, 95.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 4.8% were other dwellings.

In Kingston On Murray, of occupied private dwellings 7.9% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 37.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kingston On Murray, 44.2% were owned outright, 40.8% were owned with a mortgage and 12.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Kingston On Murray, of all households, 76.3% were family households, 23.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Kingston On Murray, 27.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.6% 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 Kingston On Murray, 27.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kingston On Murray, 73.2% 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 Kingston On Murray, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 16 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 Kingston On Murray, 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 $1,149.

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In Kingston On Murray, 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)