The Rocks (Sydney - NSW)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 774 people in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW). Of these 55.4% were male and 44.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 5.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.4% of the population.

Of people in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 47.5% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW) 41.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 5.3% were in primary school, 3.0% in secondary school and 14.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW) were English 17.0%, Australian 12.7%, Chinese 7.3%, Irish 6.2% and Scottish 5.0%.

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 The Rocks (Sydney - NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 39.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.1%, England 3.9%, Korea, Republic of (South) 1.9%, India 1.9% and United States of America 1.6%.

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 24.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 28.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.7%, England 4.2%, Malaysia 1.8% and Korea, Republic of (South) 1.8%.

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 29.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.1%, England 3.7%, Malaysia 2.0% and Korea, Republic of (South) 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW) were Not stated 33.8%, No Religion, so described 29.5%, Catholic 17.5%, Anglican 9.1% and Buddhism 2.3%. In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW) 51.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.1%, Japanese 2.0%, Cantonese 1.9%, Spanish 1.5% and Italian 1.2%.

Employment

There were 357 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW). Of these 73.4% were employed full time, 20.2% were employed part-time and 2.8% 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 The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 7.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW) were Professionals 40.2%, Managers 27.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%, Sales Workers 5.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.2% and Labourers 1.2%.

Of the employed people in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Banking 9.5%, Legal Services 7.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 7.3%, Accommodation 4.0% and Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW) was $1,559.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 41.3%, Car, as driver 20.2%, Train 12.4%, Worked at home 9.0% and Bus 2.6%. On the day, 17.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 22.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.0% provided care for children and 7.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.1% 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 The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 15.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 33.1% were couple families with children, 58.6% were couple families without children and 6.0% were one parent families.

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), of couple families with children, 30.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% 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 The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 52.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 47.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 0.0% were separate houses, 7.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 92.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 37.7% had 1 bedroom, 34.4% had 2 bedrooms and 23.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.9. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 25.9% were owned outright, 18.9% were owned with a mortgage and 53.9% were rented.

Household composition

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), of all households, 53.2% were family households, 43.5% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 6.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 55.0% 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 The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 54.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 13.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 93.5% 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 The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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.

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 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)

In The Rocks (Sydney - NSW), 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)