Kinross

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,890 people in Kinross. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Kinross was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.5% of the population.

Of people in Kinross aged 15 years and over, 53.3% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Kinross, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kinross 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 30.6% in secondary school and 19.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kinross, 19.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kinross were English 38.2%, Australian 19.0%, Scottish 8.7%, Irish 8.6% and German 2.3%.

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 Kinross (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kinross, 49.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 22.9%, South Africa 4.5%, Scotland 3.9%, New Zealand 3.1% and Ireland 1.8%.

In Kinross, 26.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 56.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kinross, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 33.0%, England 25.3%, Scotland 5.5%, South Africa 4.4% and New Zealand 4.0%.

In Kinross, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 33.3%, England 26.2%, Scotland 5.4%, South Africa 4.5% and New Zealand 4.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Kinross were No Religion, so described 36.7%, Catholic 20.6%, Anglican 18.5%, Not stated 7.5% and Christian, nfd 3.3%. In Kinross, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kinross 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 1.8%, Mandarin 0.8%, Arabic 0.5%, Spanish 0.5% and Italian 0.4%.

Employment

There were 3,966 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kinross. Of these 55.7% were employed full time, 31.3% were employed part-time and 8.4% 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 Kinross, 14.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kinross included Professionals 18.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Managers 10.1%, Labourers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Kinross, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.5%, Takeaway Food Services 2.7%, Primary Education 2.7% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kinross was $769.

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

In Kinross, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.9%, Train 5.4%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Worked at home 3.0% and Train, car as driver 1.4%. On the day, 10.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kinross, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.1% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% 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 Kinross, 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kinross, 56.0% were couple families with children, 27.7% were couple families without children and 15.5% were one parent families.

In Kinross, 14.6% of single parents were male and 85.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kinross, of couple families with children, 22.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 26.8% 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 Kinross, 92.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kinross, 93.1% were separate houses, 6.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Kinross, of occupied private dwellings 0.2% had 1 bedroom, 1.8% had 2 bedrooms and 14.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kinross, 20.2% were owned outright, 58.6% were owned with a mortgage and 19.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Kinross, of all households, 86.2% were family households, 12.4% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Kinross, 11.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.3% 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 Kinross, 24.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kinross, 93.6% 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.

People characteristics

In Kinross, 39.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.6% were female. The median age was 17 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 Kinross, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

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

In Kinross, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,340.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)