Roma

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Urban Centres and Localities
Area code UCL314017
People 6,906
Male 3,498
Female 3,408
Median age 32
Families 1,662
Average children per family 1.9
All private dwellings 2,939
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,400
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Total 6,906 -- 4,332,739 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 3,498 50.7 2,148,221 49.6 10,634,013 49.4
Female 3,408 49.3 2,184,518 50.4 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 603 8.7 155,825 3.6 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 6,906 people in Roma of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.7% of the population.

Age
People
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 583 8.4 297,893 6.9 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 478 6.9 286,989 6.6 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 550 8.0 290,982 6.7 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 482 7.0 293,917 6.8 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 478 6.9 293,845 6.8 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 610 8.8 300,709 6.9 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 533 7.7 286,697 6.6 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 514 7.4 308,180 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 490 7.1 312,567 7.2 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 429 6.2 302,744 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 401 5.8 288,140 6.7 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 351 5.1 257,962 6.0 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 284 4.1 243,125 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 189 2.7 185,758 4.3 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 180 2.6 136,885 3.2 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 141 2.0 99,572 2.3 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 113 1.6 76,971 1.8 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 98 1.4 69,801 1.6 402,681 1.9
Median age 32 -- 36 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Roma was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.4% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,492 47.1 1,655,245 47.9 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 159 3.0 114,427 3.3 529,280 3.0
Divorced 387 7.3 314,681 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 262 5.0 173,469 5.0 949,634 5.5
Never married 1,989 37.6 1,199,054 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Roma aged 15 years and over, 47.1% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 48 -- 48 -- 49 --
Divorced 53 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 78 -- 77 -- 78 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Roma was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,998 47.3 1,487,139 48.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 658 15.6 342,988 11.2 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 1,572 37.2 1,239,440 40.4 6,413,399 41.3

In Roma, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 34 -- 35 --
Not married 31 -- 33 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Roma was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 71 3.3 50,615 3.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 313 14.5 258,616 20.2 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 275 12.7 72,713 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 4 0.2 48,450 3.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 218 10.1 154,133 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 160 7.4 51,966 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 12 0.6 52,454 4.1 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 137 6.3 79,238 6.2 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 98 4.5 173,433 13.5 932,524 14.3
Other 24 1.1 28,841 2.2 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 851 39.3 311,791 24.3 1,511,694 23.2
Total 2,163 -- 1,282,250 -- 6,503,580 --

In Roma 31.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.3% were in primary school, 18.0% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 3,070 34.2 1,587,992 27.4 7,098,486 25.4
English 2,302 25.6 1,629,463 28.1 7,238,533 25.9
Irish 800 8.9 484,929 8.4 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 625 7.0 421,004 7.3 1,792,622 6.4
German 499 5.6 270,890 4.7 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Roma were Australian 34.2%, English 25.6%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 7.0% and German 5.6%.

Country of birth Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 5,586 80.9 3,192,114 73.7 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 150 2.2 29,463 0.7 171,234 0.8
New Zealand 90 1.3 192,036 4.4 483,398 2.2
England 59 0.9 179,496 4.1 911,593 4.2
South Africa 43 0.6 35,549 0.8 145,683 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 27 0.4 27,037 0.6 318,969 1.5

In Roma, 80.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 2.2%, New Zealand 1.3%, England 0.9%, South Africa 0.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.4%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 590 9.7 1,057,879 26.3 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 244 4.0 282,588 7.0 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 169 2.8 210,570 5.2 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 5,073 83.5 2,471,958 61.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Roma, 83.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,988 28.8 1,032,928 23.8 5,439,268 25.3
Anglican 1,737 25.2 817,834 18.9 3,679,907 17.1
No Religion 1,011 14.6 955,783 22.1 4,796,787 22.3
Uniting Church 367 5.3 276,316 6.4 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 265 3.8 152,340 3.5 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Roma were Catholic 28.8%, Anglican 25.2%, No Religion 14.6%, Uniting Church 5.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 95 1.4 12,410 0.3 81,457 0.4
Filipino 55 0.8 8,696 0.2 55,400 0.3
Afrikaans 29 0.4 10,218 0.2 35,031 0.2
Cantonese 14 0.2 22,257 0.5 263,673 1.2
Mandarin 14 0.2 38,116 0.9 336,410 1.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 5,863 84.9 3,675,957 84.8 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 129 5.7 183,987 11.9 1,579,949 20.4

In Roma 84.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 1.4%, Filipino 0.8%, Afrikaans 0.4%, Cantonese 0.2% and Mandarin 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,449 68.5 1,302,955 60.0 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 782 21.9 611,296 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 246 6.9 125,025 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 100 2.8 131,798 6.1 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 3,577 -- 2,171,074 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 3,577 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Roma. Of these 68.5% were employed full time, 21.9% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 251 7.2 211,872 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 229 6.6 179,614 8.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 303 8.7 219,806 10.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 568 16.3 369,264 18.1 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 1,878 54.0 933,696 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Roma, 7.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.0% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 40 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 39 -- 40 --

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

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 621 17.9 304,563 14.9 1,425,146 14.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 546 15.7 299,326 14.7 1,483,558 14.7
Professionals 506 14.5 385,581 18.9 2,145,442 21.3
Managers 390 11.2 245,606 12.0 1,293,970 12.9
Labourers 389 11.2 215,235 10.6 947,608 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 350 10.1 149,322 7.3 659,551 6.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 313 9.0 202,978 10.0 971,897 9.7
Sales Workers 290 8.3 199,634 9.8 942,140 9.4

The most common occupations in Roma included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.7%, Professionals 14.5%, Managers 11.2%, Labourers 11.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0% and Sales Workers 8.3%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals 185 5.3 82,443 4.0 361,011 3.6
School Education 173 5.0 101,926 5.0 467,373 4.6
Local Government Administration 124 3.6 29,987 1.5 136,792 1.4
State Government Administration 123 3.5 38,685 1.9 157,644 1.6
Oil and Gas Extraction 116 3.3 5,018 0.2 18,370 0.2

Of the employed people in Roma, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 5.3%, School Education 5.0%, Local Government Administration 3.6%, State Government Administration 3.5% and Oil and Gas Extraction 3.3%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 716 -- 587 -- 577 --
Family 1,628 -- 1,453 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,400 -- 1,235 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Roma was $716.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,239 64.4 1,248,542 61.2 6,059,972 60.2
Walked only 279 8.0 75,560 3.7 377,043 3.7
Car, as passenger 276 7.9 125,269 6.1 537,638 5.3
Truck 53 1.5 25,605 1.3 104,746 1.0
Bicycle 39 1.1 21,575 1.1 103,914 1.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 14 0.4 154,773 7.6 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,520 72.5 1,378,983 67.6 6,620,840 65.8

In Roma, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.4%, Walked only 8.0%, Car, as passenger 7.9%, Truck 1.5% and Bicycle 1.1%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,453 65.3 2,474,102 71.6 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,511 28.6 986,298 28.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 438 8.3 353,373 10.2 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,174 22.2 645,543 18.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Roma, 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, 28.6% provided care for children and 8.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,049 19.8 772,078 22.3 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 1,317 24.9 915,272 26.5 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 603 11.4 425,045 12.3 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 485 9.2 361,710 10.5 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Roma, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 643 38.7 453,102 39.5 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 756 45.5 491,200 42.8 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 241 14.5 184,547 16.1 901,637 15.9
Other family 22 1.3 19,330 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Roma, 45.5% were couple families with children, 38.7% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.8 -- 17.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 79.2 -- 82.1 -- 82.4

In Roma 20.8% of single parents were male and 79.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,011 -- 2,011 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,097 -- 2,256 -- 2,310 --

In Roma, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,097 and those without children was $2,011.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 448 32.0 216,006 22.9 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 37 2.6 34,300 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 309 22.1 197,353 20.9 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 156 11.1 144,966 15.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 39 2.8 47,188 5.0 251,191 5.4
Both not working 141 10.1 174,355 18.5 899,598 19.2
Other 110 7.9 58,603 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 161 11.5 71,530 7.6 314,529 6.7

In Roma, of couple families with children, 32.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 22.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,244 87.2 1,547,303 89.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 329 12.8 177,911 10.3 934,470 10.7

In Roma, 87.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.8% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,041 91.0 1,215,302 78.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 45 2.0 129,429 8.4 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 121 5.4 181,717 11.7 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 19 0.8 19,575 1.3 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Roma, 91.0% were separate houses, 2.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 15 0.7 8,676 0.6 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 59 2.6 64,983 4.2 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 351 15.6 260,607 16.8 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,120 49.9 651,208 42.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 654 29.2 532,756 34.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 44 2.0 29,075 1.9 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Roma, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 49.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 590 26.3 448,615 29.0 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 695 31.0 533,870 34.5 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 902 40.2 513,413 33.2 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 9 0.4 14,306 0.9 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 47 2.1 37,100 2.4 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Roma, 26.3% were owned outright, 31.0% were owned with a mortgage and 40.2% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,628 72.6 1,120,828 72.4 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 520 23.2 353,509 22.8 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 95 4.2 72,967 4.7 321,007 4.1

In Roma, of all households, 72.6% were family households, 23.2% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

Household income Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 18.0 -- 22.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.7 -- 10.2 -- 11.2

In Roma, 18.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.9 -- 88.1 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 8.1 -- 11.9 -- 10.4

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,850 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 90.3 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 5.5 -- 9.7 -- 9.9

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 159 7.1 110,842 7.2 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 740 33.0 547,575 35.4 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 815 36.3 575,735 37.2 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 443 19.7 267,081 17.3 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 87 3.9 46,071 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Roma, 33.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 605 -- 155,825 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 311 51.4 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 294 48.6 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 19 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Roma, there were 605 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 311 (or 51.4%) were male and 294 (or 48.6%) 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.

Dwelling characteristics Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,166 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Roma, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,166.

Mortgage and rent Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Roma, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.