Rocky Point (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 274 people in Rocky Point (NSW) of these 53.3% were male and 46.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Rocky Point (NSW) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.5% of the population.

Of people in Rocky Point (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 53.8% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Rocky Point (NSW) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Rocky Point (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Rocky Point (NSW) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Rocky Point (NSW) 36.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.3% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 18.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rocky Point (NSW) were Australian 39.6%, English 23.1%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 8.1% and Dutch 4.5%.

In Rocky Point (NSW), 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, New Zealand 2.2%, Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1% and Ireland 1.1%.

In Rocky Point (NSW), 66.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Rocky Point (NSW) were Catholic 33.1%, Anglican 24.0%, No Religion 16.4%, Christian, nfd 5.8% and Uniting Church 3.6%.

In Rocky Point (NSW) 93.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Cantonese 1.8%.

Employment

There were 140 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rocky Point (NSW). Of these 58.6% were employed full time, 27.9% were employed part-time and 10.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Rocky Point (NSW), 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Rocky Point (NSW) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in Rocky Point (NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Professionals 16.9%, Sales Workers 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Labourers 11.3%, Managers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.1%.

Of the employed people in Rocky Point (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Vegetable Processing 2.4%, Fertiliser and Pesticide Manufacturing 2.4%, Polymer Product Manufacturing 2.4%, Cement, Lime, Plaster and Concrete Product Manufacturing 2.4% and Basic Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rocky Point (NSW) was $525.

In Rocky Point (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.0%, Car, as passenger 7.3%, Train, car as driver 4.0%, Bus 3.2% and Bicycle 2.4%. On the day, 7.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rocky Point (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.6% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.1% 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 Rocky Point (NSW), 29.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rocky Point (NSW), 46.6% were couple families with children, 28.8% were couple families without children and 24.7% were one parent families.

In Rocky Point (NSW) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Rocky Point (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,324 and those without children was $1,958.

Employment status of couple families

In Rocky Point (NSW), of couple families with children, 20.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 22.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rocky Point (NSW), 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rocky Point (NSW), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Rocky Point (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 17.7% had 2 bedrooms and 44.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rocky Point (NSW), 29.8% were owned outright, 51.1% were owned with a mortgage and 19.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Rocky Point (NSW), of all households, 76.8% were family households, 23.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Rocky Point (NSW), 19.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.0% 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 Rocky Point (NSW), 34.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Rocky Point (NSW), there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 42.9%) were male and 8 (or 57.1%) were female. The median age was 41 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 Rocky Point (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,437.

In Rocky Point (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.