Kambah Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Kambah (2902) is a suburb of Canberra, Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 12 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Kambah is in the federal electorate of Canberra.

In the 2011 census the population of Kambah was 15,449 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kambah is 37 years of age.

78.2% of people living in the suburb of Kambah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.9% India, 0.8% Germany, 0.7% Philippines, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% China , 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Croatia, 0.4% South Africa, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Netherlands.

86.6% of people living in Kambah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Other, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% German, 0.6% Croatian, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.5% Greek, 0.4% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Kambah is 28.8% Catholic, 28.6% No religion, 16.3% Anglican, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Buddhism, 1.5% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Pentecostal.

50.1% of people are married, 34.4% have never married and 9.5% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 397 widowed people living in Kambah.

63.5% of the people living in Kambah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.1% are working on a part time basis. Kambah has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Kambah are 25.4% Professionals, 21.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.2% Managers, 11.9% Technicians & trades workers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 7.0% Sales workers, 5.4% Labourers, 3.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kambah work in are 31.9% Public administration and safety, 10.4% Health care and social assistance, 8.5% Education and training, 7.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.6% Retail trade, 7.5% Construction, 5.1% Accommodation and food services, 3.4% Other services, 2.8% Manufacturing.

34.0% of homes are fully owned, and 41.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $880 per week and the median household income is $1861 per week.

The median rent in Kambah is $325 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1993 per month.

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