Rosemeadow

Demographics

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 271 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Rosemeadow, 46.1% were male and 53.9% were female.

In the 2006 Census, 50.2% of the population usually resident in Rosemeadow were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 4.4% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 14 years.

Language diversity

In the 2006 Census, there were no responses for Indigenous language spoken at home. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.1% resident in Rosemeadow

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 59 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Rosemeadow were in the labour force. Of these 69.5% were employed and 30.5% were unemployed. 67 were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, 27.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Rosemeadow had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 15.8% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 9.0% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 32.3% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census, there were 107 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rosemeadow. 7.5% of these dwellings were fully owned, 22.4% were being purchased and 70.1% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Rosemeadow, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $308 and the median household income was $731. The median weekly rent was $109 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,268. The average household size was 3.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.