Rous

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13427
People 227
Male 51.8%
Female 48.2%
Median age 46
Families 61
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 89
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,600
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,330
Median weekly rent $384
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 118 51.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 110 48.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 4 1.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 227 people in Rous. Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 4 1.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 12 5.3 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 35 15.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 20 8.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3 1.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 0 0.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 6 2.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 5 2.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 20 8.8 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 22 9.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 16 7.1 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 16 7.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 20 8.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 17 7.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 8 3.5 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 13 5.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 5 2.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4 1.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Rous was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 120 67.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 7 3.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 5 2.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 7 3.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 39 21.9 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Rous aged 15 years and over, 67.4% were married and 6.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 102 60.4 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 7 4.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 60 35.5 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Rous, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 17 20.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 7 8.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 13 15.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 17 20.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 3.6 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 8 9.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 4.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 3.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 11 13.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Rous 37.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.8% were in primary school, 47.5% in secondary school and 15.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 53 30.5 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 19 10.9 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 8 4.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 18 10.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 15 8.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4 2.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 22 12.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 15 8.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 13 7.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Rous, 8.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 98 30.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 98 30.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 36 11.3 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 29 9.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Dutch 18 5.7 78,231 0.8 339,549 1.1

The most common ancestries in Rous were Australian 30.8%, English 30.8%, Scottish 11.3%, Irish 9.1% and Dutch 5.7%.

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 Rous (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 184 83.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
South Africa 12 5.4 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Netherlands 6 2.7 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3
New Zealand 5 2.3 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
England 4 1.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9

In Rous, 83.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were South Africa 5.4%, Netherlands 2.7%, New Zealand 2.3% and England 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 39 16.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 24 10.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 8 3.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 146 63.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Rous, 63.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 154 69.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 17 7.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 10 4.5 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7
South Africa 10 4.5 52,344 0.7 190,816 0.8
New Zealand 4 1.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6

In Rous, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.7%, England 7.7%, Netherlands 4.5%, South Africa 4.5% and New Zealand 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 173 78.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Netherlands 12 5.5 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6
South Africa 12 5.5 52,673 0.7 193,412 0.8
England 4 1.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Thailand 4 1.8 31,693 0.4 76,924 0.3

In Rous, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.6%, Netherlands 5.5%, South Africa 5.5%, England 1.8% and Thailand 1.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 59 26.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 56 24.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 38 16.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Presbyterian and Reformed 22 9.7 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3
Christian, nfd 13 5.7 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Rous were Catholic 26.0%, No Religion, so described 24.7%, Anglican 16.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 9.7% and Christian, nfd 5.7%. In Rous, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Dutch 8 3.5 8,686 0.1 33,835 0.1
Afrikaans 6 2.6 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Auslan 5 2.2 2,695 0.0 10,112 0.0
Italian 3 1.3 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 195 85.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 5 6.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Rous 85.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 3.5%, Afrikaans 2.6%, Auslan 2.2% and Italian 1.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 57 50.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 54 47.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3 2.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 0 0.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 114 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rous. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 47.4% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 19 17.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 10 9.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 20 18.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 19 17.6 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 36 33.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Rous, 17.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 43 39.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 26 24.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 10 9.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8 7.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 7 6.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 6 5.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4 3.7 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Labourers 4 3.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Rous included Managers 39.8%, Professionals 24.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.4%, Sales Workers 6.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.7% and Labourers 3.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 19 27.9 1,375 0.0 6,413 0.1
Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 8 11.8 2,618 0.1 14,911 0.1
Secondary Education 7 10.3 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Vegetable Growing (Under Cover) 4 5.9 160 0.0 753 0.0
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3 4.4 13,478 0.4 44,309 0.4

Of the employed people in Rous, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 27.9%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 11.8%, Secondary Education 10.3%, Vegetable Growing (Under Cover) 5.9% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 4.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 725 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,821 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,600 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rous was $725.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 55 51.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 27 25.2 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 10 9.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Other 5 4.7 18,811 0.6 73,512 0.7
Car, as passenger 3 2.8 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 59 52.7 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Rous, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.4%, Worked at home 25.2%, Walked only 9.3%, Other 4.7% and Car, as passenger 2.8%. 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 52.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 152 83.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 47 26.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 20 11.0 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 62 33.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Rous, of people aged 15 years and over, 83.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 44 25.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 49 28.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 27 15.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 25 14.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rous, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 26 41.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 26 41.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 11 17.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Rous, 41.3% were couple families with children, 41.3% were couple families without children and 17.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 66.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 33.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Rous, 66.7% of single parents were male and 33.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 14 25.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 8 14.3 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 14 25.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3 5.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 5.4 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 7 12.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 7.1 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 5.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Rous, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 14.3% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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.

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Dwellings

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 79 96.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 3 3.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Rous, 96.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 79 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Rous, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 8 10.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 30 37.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 37 46.2 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 6.2 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Rous, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 37.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 44 57.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 10 13.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 17 22.4 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 5 6.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Rous, 57.9% were owned outright, 13.2% were owned with a mortgage and 22.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 65 82.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 14 17.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Rous, of all households, 82.3% were family households, 17.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Rous, 14.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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 Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 384 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.8 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.2 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,330 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.5 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 13 15.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 39 45.9 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 28 32.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 5 5.9 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Rous, 15.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 3 3.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 72 90.0 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 5 6.2 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Rous, 90.0% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 4 57.1 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 3 42.9 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Rous, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 17 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Rous, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rous % Rous New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Rous, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.