Rochedale South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 14,996 people in Rochedale South of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Rochedale South was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.7% of the population.

Of people in Rochedale South aged 15 years and over, 52.1% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Rochedale South was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Rochedale South, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Rochedale South was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In Rochedale South 27.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.3% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 21.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rochedale South were English 27.9%, Australian 26.3%, Irish 8.0%, Scottish 7.6% and German 4.1%.

In Rochedale South, 71.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.5%, England 4.3%, South Africa 1.1%, India 0.6% and Fiji 0.6%.

In Rochedale South, 53.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Rochedale South were Catholic 21.3%, No Religion 20.2%, Anglican 17.1%, Uniting Church 6.1% and Christian, nfd 4.3%.

In Rochedale South 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 0.9%, Mandarin 0.9%, Arabic 0.6%, Hindi 0.5% and Greek 0.4%.

Employment

There were 8,374 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rochedale South. Of these 62.3% were employed full time, 27.6% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Rochedale South, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Rochedale South was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Rochedale South included Professionals 19.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Managers 9.7%, Labourers 9.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Rochedale South, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.2%, Hospitals 4.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.9%, State Government Administration 2.7% and Building Installation Services 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rochedale South was $667.

In Rochedale South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.9%, Bus 7.6%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Bus, car as driver 1.9% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 11.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rochedale South, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.0% 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 Rochedale South, 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rochedale South, 45.8% were couple families with children, 37.1% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

In Rochedale South 17.1% of single parents were male and 82.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Rochedale South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,226 and those without children was $2,001.

Employment status of couple families

In Rochedale South, of couple families with children, 24.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 23.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rochedale South, 95.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rochedale South, 90.2% were separate houses, 7.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Rochedale South, of occupied private dwellings 1.3% had 1 bedroom, 8.2% had 2 bedrooms and 59.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rochedale South, 29.5% were owned outright, 45.1% were owned with a mortgage and 22.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Rochedale South, of all households, 78.1% were family households, 18.6% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In Rochedale South, 17.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.9% 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 Rochedale South, 31.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Rochedale South, there were 214 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 93 (or 43.5%) were male and 121 (or 56.5%) were female. The median age was 19 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 Rochedale South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,474.

In Rochedale South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $345 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.