People — demographics & education

People	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Total	4,417	--	1,596,572	--	21,507,717	--
Male	2,259	51.1	787,218	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	2,158	48.9	809,354	50.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	51	1.2	30,431	1.9	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,417 people in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2) of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

Age	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	241	5.5	96,143	6.0	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	253	5.7	93,202	5.8	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	293	6.6	97,591	6.1	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	190	4.3	103,248	6.5	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	155	3.5	105,586	6.6	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	220	5.0	104,507	6.5	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	211	4.8	97,820	6.1	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	255	5.8	103,966	6.5	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	303	6.9	112,408	7.0	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	353	8.0	113,085	7.1	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	399	9.0	111,857	7.0	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	386	8.7	102,009	6.4	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	403	9.1	97,599	6.1	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	273	6.2	74,667	4.7	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	177	4.0	58,536	3.7	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	120	2.7	46,631	2.9	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	83	1.9	39,560	2.5	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	102	2.3	38,157	2.4	402,681	1.9
Median age	46	--	39	--	37	--

The median age of people in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

Registered marital status	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	1,950	53.8	633,439	48.4	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	127	3.5	38,964	3.0	529,280	3.0
Divorced	384	10.6	118,732	9.1	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	199	5.5	83,000	6.3	949,634	5.5
Never married	967	26.7	435,501	33.3	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2) aged 15 years and over, 53.8% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	55	--	52	--	50	--
Separated	51	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	55	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	80	--	79	--	78	--
Never married	31	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2) was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

Social marital status	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	1,639	54.0	575,818	48.7	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	397	13.1	113,166	9.6	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	1,001	33.0	492,206	41.7	6,413,399	41.3

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	55	--	52	--	50	--
De facto marriage	41	--	36	--	35	--
Not married	48	--	36	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

Education	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	44	4.1	20,581	4.5	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	378	35.5	87,778	19.1	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	0	0.0	26,164	5.7	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	11	1.0	22,597	4.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	199	18.7	52,221	11.4	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	3	0.3	18,905	4.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	14	1.3	19,825	4.3	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	75	7.0	34,842	7.6	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	45	4.2	65,957	14.4	932,524	14.3
Other	15	1.4	11,101	2.4	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	280	26.3	98,694	21.5	1,511,694	23.2
Total	1,064	--	458,665	--	6,503,580	--

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2) 24.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.6% were in primary school, 20.3% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Australia	3,589	81.3	1,170,788	73.3	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	704	16.9	467,496	31.1	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	245	5.9	107,089	7.1	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	186	4.5	75,325	5.0	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	3,031	72.8	853,040	56.8	10,757,087	53.7

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), 72.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	1,108	48.2	445,076	56.7	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	912	39.7	247,601	31.6	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	179	7.8	46,683	6.0	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	99	4.3	44,968	5.7	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	2,298	--	784,328	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 2,298 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2). Of these 48.2% were employed full time, 39.7% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	308	14.0	88,381	12.0	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	285	13.0	72,516	9.8	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	317	14.4	86,705	11.7	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	283	12.9	146,289	19.8	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	825	37.5	298,788	40.4	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.5% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	46	--	42	--	40	--
Employed part-time	47	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2) was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

Occupation	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	490	--	534	--	577	--
Family	1,053	--	1,330	--	1,481	--
Household	834	--	1,044	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2) was $490.

Travel to work, top responses	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	2,820	77.8	936,604	71.5	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	1,028	28.3	364,336	27.8	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	426	11.7	154,651	11.8	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	1,394	38.4	258,840	19.8	3,090,874	17.8

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 38.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	706	19.5	282,493	21.6	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	1,041	28.7	351,524	26.8	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	573	15.8	168,882	12.9	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	501	13.8	133,703	10.2	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), 28.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	634	53.7	174,668	40.6	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	418	35.4	178,436	41.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	121	10.2	70,082	16.3	901,637	15.9
Other family	8	0.7	7,064	1.6	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), 35.4% were couple families with children, 53.7% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	21.1	--	18.9	--	17.6
Female	--	78.9	--	81.1	--	82.4

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2) 21.1% of single parents were male and 78.9% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Families without children	1,238	--	1,906	--	2,081	--
Families with children	1,475	--	2,130	--	2,310	--
View the income fact sheet

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,475 and those without children was $1,238.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	177	16.8	68,246	19.3	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	109	10.3	14,646	4.1	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	250	23.7	80,406	22.8	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	83	7.9	48,840	13.8	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	81	7.7	20,310	5.8	251,191	5.4
Both not working	188	17.8	76,963	21.8	899,598	19.2
Other	84	8.0	21,766	6.2	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	82	7.8	21,930	6.2	314,529	6.7

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), of couple families, 16.8% had both partners employed full-time, 10.3% had both employed part-time and 23.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	1,783	61.6	619,037	88.1	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	1,110	38.4	83,777	11.9	934,470	10.7

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), 61.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 38.4% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	1,670	93.8	494,471	79.9	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	22	1.2	66,465	10.7	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	71	4.0	54,968	8.9	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	18	1.0	2,812	0.5	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), 93.8% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	5	0.3	1,690	0.3	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	97	5.4	21,955	3.5	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	351	19.7	121,108	19.6	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	918	51.5	328,640	53.1	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	378	21.2	134,862	21.8	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	32	1.8	10,786	1.7	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.9	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.2	--	2.4	--	2.6	--

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), of occupied private dwellings 5.4% had 1 bedroom, 19.7% had 2 bedrooms and 51.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	731	41.0	203,281	32.8	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	538	30.2	218,402	35.3	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	457	25.6	172,727	27.9	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	17	1.0	8,937	1.4	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	39	2.2	15,694	2.5	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), 41.0% were owned outright, 30.2% were owned with a mortgage and 25.6% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Family households	1,176	66.0	424,352	68.5	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	561	31.5	172,669	27.9	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	45	2.5	22,020	3.6	321,007	4.1

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), of all households, 66.0% were family households, 31.5% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

Household income	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	35.6	--	27.7	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	2.1	--	7.3	--	11.2
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In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), 35.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Median rent	159	--	220	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	93.2	--	90.7	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	6.8	--	9.3	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,083	--	1,500	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	91.0	--	91.2	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	9.0	--	8.8	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
None	109	6.1	54,051	8.7	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	599	33.7	227,462	36.7	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	690	38.8	220,627	35.6	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	342	19.2	99,481	16.1	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	40	2.2	17,417	2.8	234,292	3.0

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), 33.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	51	--	30,430	--	548,368	--
Male	24	47.1	14,971	49.2	270,331	49.3
Female	27	52.9	15,459	50.8	278,037	50.7
Median age	22	--	22	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), there were 51 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 24 (or 47.1%) were male and 27 (or 52.9%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	2.5	--	3	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.1	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	766	--	842	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $766.

Mortgage and rent	Kangaroo Island	%	South Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	130	--	166	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	867	--	1,306	--	1,647	--

In Kangaroo Island (Statistical Area Level 2), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $130 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.