Rockdale (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 87,657 people were counted in Rockdale (C): of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C) there were 15,540 children aged 0-14 years and 22,381 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), 72,368 people were Australian citizens, 35,264 were born overseas and 866 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), 51.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.6% were separated or divorced, 7.7% were widowed and 30.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), 52.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Rockdale (C) were China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 4.7%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 4.0%, Greece 3.8%, Lebanon 3.1% and New Zealand 2.5%.

Of all people counted in Rockdale (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.6%, Orthodox 19.2%, Anglican 12.9%, No Religion 9.5% and Islam 8.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 9.7%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 8.3%, Macedonian 6.3%, Cantonese 4.5% and Mandarin 3.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 44.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 40,868 people aged 15 years and over in Rockdale (C) were in the labour force. Of these 64.6% worked full-time, 25.8% worked part-time, 3.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.3% were unemployed. 26,631 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.6%, Professionals 8.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.2%, Associate Professionals 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Rockdale (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Health Services 3.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.2% and Education 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), 22,896 families were counted: of these, 33.9% were couple families without children, 48.3% were couple families with children, 15.3% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), 33,226 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Rockdale (C), 52.7% were separate houses, 12.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 33.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), 46.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.8% were being purchased and 27.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 63.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Rockdale (C), 66.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.7% were group households.