Quinns Rocks

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 7,991 people were usually resident in Quinns Rocks: of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Of the total population 1.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 28.7% of people usually resident in Quinns Rocks were children aged 0-14 years, and 13.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 31 years.

In the 2006 Census, 77.3% of people usually resident in Quinns Rocks were Australian citizens, 33.8% were born overseas and 0.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 54.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Quinns Rocks were married, 11.7% were either separated or divorced, 2.3% were widowed and 31.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 57.7% of people usually resident in Quinns Rocks, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 18.1%, New Zealand 3.6%, South Africa 1.7%, Scotland 1.6% and Zimbabwe 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Quinns Rocks were No Religion 26.7%, Anglican 24.2%, Catholic 18.7%, Christian, nfd 2.5% and Uniting Church 1.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Quinns Rocks were Afrikaans 0.4%, Spanish 0.4%, German 0.4%, Italian 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,669 people aged 15 years and over in Quinns Rocks were in the labour force. Of these 59.9% worked full-time, 28.5% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 3.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.0% were unemployed. 1,562 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Quinns Rocks were Technicians and Trades Workers 21.2%, Professionals 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Labourers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Managers 9.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Quinns Rocks, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.8%, Building Structure Services 3.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Building Completion Services 3.1% and Residential Building Construction 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Quinns Rocks, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $539, the median family income was $1,245 and the median household income was $1,155.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,125 families in Quinns Rocks: of these 29.9% were couple families without children, 52.6% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,688 occupied private dwellings were counted in Quinns Rocks.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Quinns Rocks, 97.8% were separate houses, 1.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Quinns Rocks, 15.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 47.7% were owned with a mortgage and 27.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Quinns Rocks, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 52.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Quinns Rocks, the median weekly rent was $205. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,361. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Quinns Rocks, 77.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.