White Rock (Cairns - Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,490 people in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 18.0% of the population.

The median age of people in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.0% of the population.

Of people in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 38.5% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 38.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld) 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 23.4% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) were Australian 28.8%, English 23.9%, Irish 6.2%, Scottish 5.8% and German 3.3%.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 73.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.4%, England 3.1%, Papua New Guinea 1.5%, Philippines 1.4% and Japan 1.0%.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 62.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) were Catholic 23.4%, No Religion 22.0%, Anglican 19.6%, Uniting Church 4.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.7%.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld) 80.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 1.3%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.0%, Hmong 0.9%, Tagalog 0.7% and Italian 0.6%.

Employment

There were 2,098 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in White Rock (Cairns - Qld). Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 27.6% were employed part-time and 9.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Labourers 13.4%, Sales Workers 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Professionals 10.5%, Managers 9.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.8%.

Of the employed people in White Rock (Cairns - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9%, School Education 3.9%, Hospitals 3.7% and Accommodation 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) was $558.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.4%, Car, as passenger 8.7%, Bus 2.6%, Truck 1.6% and Bicycle 1.5%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.0% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.7% 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 White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 38.4% were couple families with children, 35.5% were couple families without children and 24.7% were one parent families.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld) 18.7% of single parents were male and 81.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,932 and those without children was $1,556.

Employment status of couple families

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 15.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 90.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 76.7% were separate houses, 11.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 13.6% had 2 bedrooms and 55.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 17.7% were owned outright, 35.7% were owned with a mortgage and 42.0% were rented.

Household composition

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), of all households, 72.6% were family households, 21.9% were single person households and 5.5% were group households.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 25.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% 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 White Rock (Cairns - Qld), 37.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), there were 808 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 368 (or 45.5%) were male and 440 (or 54.5%) were female. The median age was 17 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 White Rock (Cairns - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,052.

In White Rock (Cairns - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,391.