Rushcutters Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,547 people in Rushcutters Bay. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Rushcutters Bay was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 5.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.8% of the population.

Of people in Rushcutters Bay aged 15 years and over, 23.2% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Rushcutters Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 22.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 23.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Rushcutters Bay 27.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 5.6% were in primary school, 1.4% in secondary school and 28.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Rushcutters Bay, 12.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rushcutters Bay were English 23.8%, Australian 13.1%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.1% and Chinese 3.3%.

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 Rushcutters Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Rushcutters Bay, 48.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 3.9%, Brazil 1.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6% and India 1.6%.

In Rushcutters Bay, 30.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 41.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Rushcutters Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 36.0%, England 7.1%, New Zealand 4.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3% and India 2.1%.

In Rushcutters Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 38.9%, England 6.3%, New Zealand 4.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3% and India 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Rushcutters Bay were No Religion, so described 41.0%, Not stated 18.8%, Catholic 17.8%, Anglican 8.7% and Judaism 2.5%. In Rushcutters Bay, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Rushcutters Bay 65.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Portuguese 1.9%, Spanish 1.8%, French 1.7%, Mandarin 1.4% and Italian 1.0%.

Employment

There were 1,641 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rushcutters Bay. Of these 72.5% were employed full time, 19.7% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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 Rushcutters Bay, 6.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Rushcutters Bay included Professionals 44.1%, Managers 18.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Sales Workers 6.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.8%, Labourers 3.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.8%.

Of the employed people in Rushcutters Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal Services 4.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Higher Education 4.0% and Banking 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rushcutters Bay was $1,217.

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In Rushcutters Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Train 26.6%, Walked only 23.2%, Car, as driver 18.7%, Bus 9.0% and Worked at home 4.2%. On the day, 40.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 21.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rushcutters Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 10.5% provided care for children and 6.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% 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 Rushcutters Bay, 24.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rushcutters Bay, 16.4% were couple families with children, 74.7% were couple families without children and 6.9% were one parent families.

In Rushcutters Bay, 29.4% of single parents were male and 70.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Rushcutters Bay, of couple families with children, 40.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 16.7% 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 Rushcutters Bay, 86.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rushcutters Bay, 0.3% were separate houses, 0.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 97.2% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In Rushcutters Bay, of occupied private dwellings 40.1% had 1 bedroom, 28.7% had 2 bedrooms and 7.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.3. The average household size was 1.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rushcutters Bay, 15.9% were owned outright, 16.6% were owned with a mortgage and 64.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Rushcutters Bay, of all households, 36.9% were family households, 56.0% were single person households and 7.2% were group households.

In Rushcutters Bay, 13.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.8% 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 Rushcutters Bay, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 7.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Rushcutters Bay, 85.7% 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 Rushcutters Bay, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 38 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 Rushcutters Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,874.

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In Rushcutters Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $458 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)