Kingston (Tas.)

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60307
People 12,288
Male 47.8%
Female 52.2%
Median age 36
Families 3,332
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 5,114
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent (b) $380
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 5,868 47.8 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 6,419 52.2 283,804 50.9 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 491 4.0 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 11,465 93.3 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 340 2.8 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 36 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 716 5.8 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 737 6.0 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 719 5.9 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 683 5.6 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 711 5.8 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,145 9.3 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,072 8.7 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 937 7.6 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 762 6.2 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 682 5.6 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 668 5.4 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 570 4.6 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 624 5.1 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 621 5.1 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 586 4.8 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 436 3.5 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 322 2.6 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 295 2.4 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 4,594 45.4 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 278 2.7 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,002 9.9 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 552 5.5 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 3,689 36.4 167,621 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 4,134 44.0 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,167 12.4 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 4,098 43.6 175,696 42.2 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 192 5.3 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 554 15.3 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 247 6.8 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 234 6.4 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,037 28.6 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 406 11.2 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 168 4.6 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 214 5.9 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 789 21.7 32,170 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 432 11.9 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 660 18.2 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,092 30.1 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 134 3.7 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 382 10.5 30,895 20.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,356 33.1 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 928 9.2 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 370 3.7 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,131 11.2 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,327 13.1 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 402 4.0 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,142 11.3 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 8 0.1 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 611 6.0 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 246 2.4 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 28 0.3 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 568 5.6 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 4,967 40.4 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 4,248 34.6 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 1,281 10.4 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Chinese 1,141 9.3 12,330 2.2 1,390,639 5.5
Scottish 1,112 9.0 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 8,649 70.4 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 793 6.5 6,830 1.2 549,618 2.2
England 528 4.3 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
Nepal 180 1.5 6,219 1.1 122,506 0.5
India 141 1.1 6,137 1.1 673,352 2.6
New Zealand 132 1.1 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,870 31.5 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 791 6.4 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 582 4.7 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 6,643 54.0 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 408 3.3 31,575 5.7 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 7,236 58.9 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 924 7.5 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 911 7.4 7,890 1.4 784,594 3.1
Netherlands 284 2.3 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7
Nepal 209 1.7 6,332 1.1 140,364 0.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 7,451 60.6 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 926 7.5 8,022 1.4 787,673 3.1
England 868 7.1 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
Netherlands 246 2.0 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
Nepal 203 1.7 6,385 1.1 139,489 0.5

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,073 49.4 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 1,553 12.6 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 1,465 11.9 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Christian, nfd 571 4.6 13,986 2.5 688,440 2.7
Not stated 517 4.2 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Kingston (Tas.), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.3%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Mandarin 939 7.6 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
Nepali 184 1.5 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
Cantonese 127 1.0 1,536 0.3 295,281 1.2
Korean 85 0.7 689 0.1 115,531 0.5
Spanish 75 0.6 1,571 0.3 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 9,629 78.4 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 885 18.6 20,434 9.4 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 6,389 63.1 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 3,392 33.5 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 341 3.4 24,299 5.2 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,292 51.5 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,338 36.6 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 332 5.2 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 429 6.7 16,058 5.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 249 4.2 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 947 15.9 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 867 14.5 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 525 8.8 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,463 24.5 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,053 17.7 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 775 13.0 40,354 15.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,457 24.4 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 847 14.2 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 776 13.0 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 766 12.8 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 739 12.4 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 548 9.2 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Labourers 509 8.5 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 197 3.3 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 288 4.8 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 234 3.9 6,548 2.6 268,005 2.2
State Government Administration 216 3.6 5,383 2.1 174,336 1.4
Central Government Administration 187 3.1 4,264 1.7 135,293 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 185 3.1 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $751 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,892 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,517 N/A $1,358 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,701 62.1 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 355 6.0 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Bus 337 5.7 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
Walked only 117 2.0 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Bus, car as driver 32 0.5 569 0.2 11,595 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 716 12.0 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 506 8.5 20,330 8.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 413 6.9 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 4,173 70.0 179,530 70.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 7,315 72.3 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,952 29.2 119,193 25.6 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,221 12.1 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,178 21.5 83,646 18.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,272 22.4 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 2,985 29.5 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,290 12.7 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 774 7.6 41,900 9.0 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,321 10.8 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,085 8.8 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 381 3.1 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 89 0.7 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 494 4.0 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 469 3.8 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 124 1.0 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 236 1.9 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,438 11.7 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 151 1.2 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,150 9.4 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 7,290 59.3 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 650 5.3 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 7,831 63.7 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 2,518 20.5 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 840 6.8 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 446 3.6 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 650 5.3 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 38 0.4 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 370 3.7 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 9,396 92.8 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 319 3.2 25,336 5.4 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,329 39.9 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,362 40.9 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 599 18.0 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 48 1.4 2,122 1.4 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.0 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.8 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 527 19.6 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 160 5.9 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 688 25.6 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 268 10.0 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 196 7.3 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 588 21.9 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 166 6.2 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 103 3.8 5,755 4.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,757 95.4 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 234 4.7 29,185 11.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,237 89.1 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 475 10.0 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 39 0.8 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 3 0.1 1,389 0.6 54,711 0.6

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Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 5 0.1 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 110 2.3 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,114 23.4 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,341 49.3 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,140 24.0 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 43 0.9 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 274 5.8 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,831 38.5 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 1,718 36.1 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 888 18.7 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 44 0.9 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 3,267 68.8 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,298 27.3 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 185 3.9 7,429 3.4 361,822 3.9

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Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,567 32.9 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,663 35.0 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,373 28.9 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 96 2.0 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 46 1.0 3,403 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.1 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.2 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 380 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 752 54.8 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 511 37.2 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 115 8.4 5,459 9.5 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,625 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 1,308 78.7 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 205 12.3 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 160 9.6 8,167 11.3 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 257 52.3 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 234 47.7 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 26 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,507 N/A 1,370 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Kingston (Tas.) % Kingston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 320 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,614 N/A 1,300 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

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