Ropes Crossing

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,171 people in Ropes Crossing. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Ropes Crossing was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.7% of the population.

Of people in Ropes Crossing aged 15 years and over, 62.6% were married and 7.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Ropes Crossing, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Ropes Crossing 30.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.2% were in primary school, 16.6% in secondary school and 18.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Ropes Crossing, 17.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ropes Crossing were Australian 16.2%, English 15.3%, Indian 12.3%, Filipino 9.6% and Irish 4.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Ropes Crossing (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Ropes Crossing, 52.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 10.3%, Philippines 8.7%, New Zealand 3.5%, Fiji 2.2% and Bangladesh 2.0%.

In Ropes Crossing, 25.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 60.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Ropes Crossing, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 29.4%, India 14.4%, Philippines 12.0%, New Zealand 3.5% and Fiji 3.4%.

In Ropes Crossing, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 31.3%, India 14.3%, Philippines 12.6%, Fiji 3.4% and New Zealand 3.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Ropes Crossing were Catholic 27.4%, No Religion, so described 15.3%, Hinduism 13.0%, Anglican 10.5% and Islam 7.5%. In Ropes Crossing, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Ropes Crossing 53.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 5.0%, Gujarati 4.5%, Hindi 4.4%, Punjabi 2.8% and Bengali 2.7%.

Employment

There were 3,081 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ropes Crossing. Of these 69.7% were employed full time, 20.7% were employed part-time and 5.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Ropes Crossing, 6.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Ropes Crossing included Professionals 20.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Managers 9.4%, Sales Workers 9.1% and Labourers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in Ropes Crossing, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Banking 3.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.9% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ropes Crossing was $852.

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In Ropes Crossing, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.9%, Train 11.1%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Train, car as driver 3.7% and Train, bus 3.5%. On the day, 21.9% 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).

In Ropes Crossing, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.0% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ropes Crossing, 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ropes Crossing, 60.0% were couple families with children, 28.2% were couple families without children and 10.9% were one parent families.

In Ropes Crossing, 15.0% of single parents were male and 85.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Ropes Crossing, of couple families with children, 35.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.4% had both employed part-time and 17.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Ropes Crossing, 97.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ropes Crossing, 93.4% were separate houses, 5.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Ropes Crossing, of occupied private dwellings 0.9% had 1 bedroom, 10.4% had 2 bedrooms and 31.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ropes Crossing, 12.5% were owned outright, 59.8% were owned with a mortgage and 23.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Ropes Crossing, of all households, 87.1% were family households, 11.2% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Ropes Crossing, 9.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Ropes Crossing, 34.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Ropes Crossing, 90.4% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Ropes Crossing, 47.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.4% were female. The median age was 15 years.

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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.

In Ropes Crossing, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,025.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Ropes Crossing, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $470 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,383.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)