Kennett River

17.6% of Kennett River's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..

14 family households lived in Kennett River; 64.3% were couple families and 28.6% were one-parent families.

42.9% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Kennett River had 74 residents at the 2021 Census.

17.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

25.7% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Separate houses made up 75.9% of occupied private dwellings in Kennett River.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

47.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

33.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

19.0% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

The average household in Kennett River had 2.3 people.

One-person households made up 32.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 25.0%, while 32.1% had four or more usual residents.

21.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

62.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

One-car households formed 41.7% of the total.

75.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

51.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 49.0% reported a different address.

6.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

78.4% of residents used only English at home.

5.4% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

6.8% of Kennett River's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.2% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 78.4%.

English ancestry accounted for 52.7% of ancestry responses in Kennett River.

Australian ancestry made up 35.1% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

21.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 28.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 21.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 28.1% of workers, and education and training employed 9.4%.

The labour-force participation rate was 58.9%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

29.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 33.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

52.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

5.4% reported asthma, 6.8% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

27.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 24.3%.

Median household income was $1,812 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,387.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $320 per week.

Working from home was 21.9% in Kennett River, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 47.6% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 19.0% in Kennett River, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..