Rye

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 8,337 people were usually resident in Rye: of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.5% of people usually resident in Rye were children aged 0-14 years, and 38.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 46 years.

In the 2006 Census, 81.4% of people usually resident in Rye were Australian citizens, 15.2% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Rye were married, 14.5% were either separated or divorced, 7.6% were widowed and 26.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 69.1% of people usually resident in Rye, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.5%, Italy 2.1%, Greece 1.4%, New Zealand 1.2% and Scotland 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Rye were Catholic 23.1%, No Religion 22.7%, Anglican 18.0%, Uniting Church 4.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Rye were Italian 2.6%, Greek 1.9%, Croatian 0.4%, German 0.3% and Dutch 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 79.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,072 people aged 15 years and over in Rye were in the labour force. Of these 49.1% worked full-time, 36.8% worked part-time, 4.5% were away from work, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.5% were unemployed. 2,898 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Rye were Technicians and Trades Workers 23.7%, Professionals 13.2%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Labourers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Managers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Rye, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.0%, Residential Building Construction 4.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.5%, Building Completion Services 4.4% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Rye, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $360, the median family income was $855 and the median household income was $644.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,059 families in Rye: of these 48.9% were couple families without children, 32.7% were couple families with children, 17.2% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 3,545 occupied private dwellings were counted in Rye.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Rye, 94.3% were separate houses, 2.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Rye, 39.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.8% were owned with a mortgage and 16.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Rye, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 64.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Rye, the median weekly rent was $170. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,127. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Rye, 57.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.