Bruce Rock (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 974 people in Bruce Rock (S) of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Bruce Rock (S) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

Of people in Bruce Rock (S) aged 15 years and over, 59.6% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bruce Rock (S) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Bruce Rock (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bruce Rock (S) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Bruce Rock (S) 25.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.3% were in primary school, 18.1% in secondary school and 6.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bruce Rock (S) were English 34.9%, Australian 34.0%, Scottish 7.9%, Irish 5.3% and German 3.1%.

In Bruce Rock (S), 83.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 2.1%, Philippines 0.6%, Zimbabwe 0.6% and Scotland 0.4%.

In Bruce Rock (S), 72.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bruce Rock (S) were Anglican 30.5%, No Religion 22.8%, Catholic 19.1%, Uniting Church 6.4% and Churches of Christ 4.2%.

In Bruce Rock (S) 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.5%, Danish 0.4%, Tagalog 0.4%, French 0.3% and Italian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 460 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bruce Rock (S). Of these 63.3% were employed full time, 22.6% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bruce Rock (S), 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bruce Rock (S) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Bruce Rock (S) included Managers 40.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Professionals 9.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7%, Labourers 7.5% and Sales Workers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Bruce Rock (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 33.4%, School Education 7.8%, Hospitals 6.6%, Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 5.9% and Local Government Administration 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bruce Rock (S) was $495.

In Bruce Rock (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 45.8%, Walked only 14.4%, Other 3.2%, Truck 2.5% and Car, as passenger 1.6%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 48.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bruce Rock (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.1% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.7% 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 Bruce Rock (S), 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bruce Rock (S), 36.4% were couple families with children, 54.0% were couple families without children and 9.6% were one parent families.

In Bruce Rock (S) 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bruce Rock (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,375 and those without children was $1,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Bruce Rock (S), of couple families with children, 25.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 23.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bruce Rock (S), 80.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce Rock (S), 93.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bruce Rock (S), of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 13.8% had 2 bedrooms and 44.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce Rock (S), 55.1% were owned outright, 15.3% were owned with a mortgage and 26.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Bruce Rock (S), of all households, 69.1% were family households, 29.4% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

In Bruce Rock (S), 38.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.2% 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 Bruce Rock (S), 26.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bruce Rock (S), there were 43 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 20 (or 46.5%) were male and 23 (or 53.5%) were female. The median age was 18 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 Bruce Rock (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $574.

In Bruce Rock (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $563.