Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,957 people in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld). Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 21.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.6% of the population.

Of people in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 47.2% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) 35.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.7% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 7.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 30.0% 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 Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) were Australian 37.0%, English 22.3%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 4.8% and German 3.7%.

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 Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 81.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.3%, England 2.0%, South Africa 0.8%, Papua New Guinea 0.8% and Philippines 0.6%.

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 69.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.7%, England 3.8%, New Zealand 2.8%, Papua New Guinea 1.2% and Fiji 0.8%.

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.0%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 3.0%, Philippines 0.9% and South Africa 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) were No Religion, so described 29.1%, Catholic 23.6%, Anglican 16.1%, Not stated 12.6% and Uniting Church 6.0%. In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) 83.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.4%, Thai 0.5%, Fijian 0.4%, Cebuano 0.4% and Dutch 0.3%.

Employment

There were 1,074 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld). Of these 74.8% were employed full time, 16.0% were employed part-time and 2.6% 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 Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 4.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 67.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 24.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 24.3%, Professionals 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Managers 7.3%, Labourers 6.2% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Bauxite Mining 44.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.5%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3% and Clubs (Hospitality) 1.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld) was $1,338.

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In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.9%, Walked only 5.7%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Bicycle 1.9% and Worked at home 1.9%. On the day, 0.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 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, 34.9% provided care for children and 5.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 61.8% were couple families with children, 28.7% were couple families without children and 8.7% were one parent families.

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 35.0% of single parents were male and 65.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), of couple families with children, 42.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 21.8% 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 Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 83.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 73.7% were separate houses, 20.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.4% had 2 bedrooms and 44.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 6.3% were owned outright, 31.4% were owned with a mortgage and 59.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), of all households, 77.8% were family households, 18.8% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 2.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 36.6% 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 Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 24.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 86.8% 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 Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 53.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.8% were female. The median age was 19 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 Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), 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 $2,473.

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In Rocky Point (Weipa - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $485 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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