Rocky River (Uralla - NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 258 people in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) of these 53.9% were male and 46.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of the population.

Of people in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 19.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.2% 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 Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) 26.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.1% were in primary school, 27.5% in secondary school and 13.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) were English 36.6%, Australian 33.3%, Scottish 9.9%, Irish 6.0% and German 2.4%.

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, Belgium 1.1%, Italy 1.1%, Netherlands 1.1% and New Zealand 1.1%.

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), 79.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) were Anglican 28.6%, Catholic 24.3%, No Religion 21.2%, Uniting Church 9.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.9%.

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) 95.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were French 1.2% and Italian 1.2%.

Employment

There were 132 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW). Of these 47.7% were employed full time, 34.1% were employed part-time and 6.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) included Professionals 19.3%, Labourers 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Managers 6.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.2%, School Education 7.6%, Hospitals 6.7%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 5.0% and Tertiary Education 5.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) was $468.

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.8%, Car, as passenger 7.5% and Truck 2.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 79.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.8% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.5% 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 River (Uralla - NSW), 30.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), 37.0% were couple families with children, 50.7% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW) 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $2,050.

Employment status of couple families

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 15.0% had both employed part-time and 21.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rocky River (Uralla - 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 River (Uralla - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 13.5% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), 43.1% were owned outright, 35.3% were owned with a mortgage and 17.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), of all households, 73.8% were family households, 26.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), 33.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.3% 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 Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), 31.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Rocky River (Uralla - NSW), there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 70.0%) were male and 3 (or 30.0%) were female. The median age was 29 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 River (Uralla - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $574.

In Rocky River (Uralla - 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 $1,733.