Kings Meadows Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Kings Meadows (7249) is a suburb of Tasmania, Central, Tasmania. It is about 158 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Kings Meadows is in the federal electorate of Bass.

In the 2011 census the population of Kings Meadows was 3,371 and is comprised of approximately 52.7% females and 47.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kings Meadows is 40 years of age.

86.3% of people living in the suburb of Kings Meadows were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% England, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.4% Poland, 0.3% Zambia, 0.3% India, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Greece, 0.2% Bhutan, 0.2% South Africa.

93.1% of people living in Kings Meadows speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Other, 0.6% Italian, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% German, 0.2% Indonesian, 0.2% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Kings Meadows is 28.3% Anglican, 24.4% No religion, 17.0% Catholic, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Baptist, 1.2% Other religious affiliation , 1.1% Pentecostal.

40.5% of people are married, 34.1% have never married and 11.2% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 319 widowed people living in Kings Meadows.

55.7% of the people living in Kings Meadows over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.4% are working on a part time basis. Kings Meadows has an unemployment rate of 6.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Kings Meadows are 16.4% Technicians & trades workers, 16.3% Professionals, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Community & personal service workers, 10.5% Sales workers, 10.3% Labourers, 9.0% Managers, 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kings Meadows work in are 13.7% Health care and social assistance, 12.1% Retail trade, 11.4% Manufacturing, 8.4% Accommodation and food services, 8.1% Construction, 7.8% Education and training, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 4.9% Wholesale trade, 4.4% Transport, postal and warehousing.

33.6% of homes are fully owned, and 30.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $452 per week and the median household income is $791 per week.

The median rent in Kings Meadows is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kings Meadows postcode 7249