Rose Bay (Tas.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,076 people in Rose Bay (Tas.) of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Rose Bay (Tas.) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.6% of the population.

Of people in Rose Bay (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 51.8% were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Rose Bay (Tas.) was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Rose Bay (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Rose Bay (Tas.) was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Rose Bay (Tas.) 24.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.0% were in primary school, 26.6% in secondary school and 27.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rose Bay (Tas.) were English 36.1%, Australian 33.1%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 8.1% and German 3.4%.

In Rose Bay (Tas.), 86.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, Ireland 0.8%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and Iraq 0.4%.

In Rose Bay (Tas.), 78.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Rose Bay (Tas.) were Anglican 28.5%, No Religion 27.5%, Catholic 19.2%, Uniting Church 6.1% and Christian, nfd 3.1%.

In Rose Bay (Tas.) 95.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 0.5%, Thai 0.4%, Greek 0.3%, Polish 0.3% and Hindi 0.3%.

Employment

There were 528 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rose Bay (Tas.). Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Rose Bay (Tas.), 14.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Rose Bay (Tas.) was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Rose Bay (Tas.) included Professionals 29.4%, Managers 17.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1% and Labourers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Rose Bay (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 10.9%, State Government Administration 7.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, Central Government Administration 3.3% and Hospitals 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rose Bay (Tas.) was $673.

In Rose Bay (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.0%, Car, as passenger 8.8%, Bus 5.1%, Walked only 2.9% and Bicycle 1.6%. On the day, 6.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rose Bay (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 81.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rose Bay (Tas.), 32.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rose Bay (Tas.), 36.6% were couple families with children, 50.3% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.

In Rose Bay (Tas.) 8.1% of single parents were male and 91.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Rose Bay (Tas.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,718 and those without children was $2,262.

Employment status of couple families

In Rose Bay (Tas.), of couple families with children, 20.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 20.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rose Bay (Tas.), 88.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rose Bay (Tas.), 87.8% were separate houses, 6.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Rose Bay (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 23.6% had 2 bedrooms and 46.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rose Bay (Tas.), 47.7% were owned outright, 27.5% were owned with a mortgage and 22.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Rose Bay (Tas.), of all households, 66.4% were family households, 30.8% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Rose Bay (Tas.), 20.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Rose Bay (Tas.), 38.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Rose Bay (Tas.), there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 10 (or 71.4%) were male and 4 (or 28.6%) were female. The median age was 26 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Rose Bay (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

In Rose Bay (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.