Kwinana Town Centre

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 249 people in Kwinana Town Centre. Of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Kwinana Town Centre was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.6% of the population.

Of people in Kwinana Town Centre aged 15 years and over, 36.4% were married and 15.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Kwinana Town Centre, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 22.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kwinana Town Centre 33.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.6% were in primary school, 14.8% in secondary school and 21.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kwinana Town Centre, 21.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kwinana Town Centre were English 24.7%, Australian 18.3%, Maori 9.9%, Filipino 7.7% and Scottish 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 Kwinana Town Centre (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kwinana Town Centre, 46.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 11.6%, Philippines 11.6%, England 5.2%, India 4.0% and Pakistan 3.2%.

In Kwinana Town Centre, 25.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 56.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kwinana Town Centre, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 31.5%, New Zealand 15.9%, Philippines 11.6%, England 8.0% and India 5.2%.

In Kwinana Town Centre, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 31.1%, New Zealand 16.0%, Philippines 11.9%, India 5.7% and England 4.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Kwinana Town Centre were No Religion, so described 27.3%, Catholic 22.7%, Not stated 14.2%, Christian, nfd 6.5% and Anglican 6.5%. In Kwinana Town Centre, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kwinana Town Centre 60.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 5.9%, Nuer 3.1%, Punjabi 2.8%, Urdu 2.8% and Filipino 2.8%.

Employment

There were 107 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kwinana Town Centre. Of these 50.5% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 11.2% 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 Kwinana Town Centre, 8.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kwinana Town Centre included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.4%, Labourers 19.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Managers 4.9% and Professionals 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Kwinana Town Centre, the most common responses for industry of employment included Takeaway Food Services 13.0%, Bakery Product Manufacturing (Non-factory based) 10.9%, Road Freight Transport 10.9%, Iron Ore Mining 6.5% and Waste Treatment and Disposal Services 6.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kwinana Town Centre was $519.

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In Kwinana Town Centre, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.6%, Train, bus 5.6%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Walked only 4.4% and Bus 3.3%. On the day, 13.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 82.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kwinana Town Centre, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.1% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.1% 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 Kwinana Town Centre, 19.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kwinana Town Centre, 29.7% were couple families with children, 33.8% were couple families without children and 32.4% were one parent families.

In Kwinana Town Centre, 12.5% of single parents were male and 87.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kwinana Town Centre, of couple families with children, 10.6% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 14.9% 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 Kwinana Town Centre, 65.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kwinana Town Centre, 49.5% were separate houses, 50.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Kwinana Town Centre, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 92.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kwinana Town Centre, 3.5% were owned outright, 25.6% were owned with a mortgage and 67.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Kwinana Town Centre, of all households, 78.8% were family households, 21.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Kwinana Town Centre, 27.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.7% 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 Kwinana Town Centre, 49.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kwinana Town Centre, 83.1% 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 Kwinana Town Centre, 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 66.7% were female. The median age was 18 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 Kwinana Town Centre, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

In Kwinana Town Centre, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $308 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)