Kingston Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Kingston (3364) is a suburb of South Western Victoria, Ballaratt, Victoria. It is about 102 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Kingston is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Kingston was 318 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kingston is 47 years of age.

88.4% of people living in the suburb of Kingston were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% Philippines, 1.6% United States of America, 1.3% England.

95.6% of people living in Kingston speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Tagalog, 1.3% Other, 0.9% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Kingston is 23.0% Uniting Church, 23.0% No religion, 22.3% Catholic, 16.0% Anglican, 6.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Other religious affiliation , 1.6% Churches of Christ.

56.6% of people are married, 25.3% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 1.5% are separated. There are 19 widowed people living in Kingston.

56.4% of the people living in Kingston over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.4% are working on a part time basis. Kingston has an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Kingston are 25.0% Managers, 23.3% Professionals, 15.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Labourers, 9.7% Technicians & trades workers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Sales workers, 1.7% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Kingston work in are 20.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Education and training, 9.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.1% Retail trade, 8.6% Manufacturing, 6.9% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Accommodation and food services, 3.4% Other services.

45.2% of homes are fully owned, and 35.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $484 per week and the median household income is $1083 per week.

The median rent in Kingston is $165 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $975 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kingston postcode 3364