Rodds Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 134 people in Rodds Bay. Of these 55.0% were male and 45.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Rodds Bay was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 6.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 37.9% of the population.

Of people in Rodds Bay aged 15 years and over, 56.8% were married and 22.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Rodds Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Rodds Bay 24.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.9% were in primary school, 12.9% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Rodds Bay, 9.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 30.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rodds Bay were English 33.1%, Australian 32.5%, Irish 8.0%, German 8.0% and Scottish 5.5%.

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

In Rodds Bay, 72.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.6%, England 2.4%, Germany 2.4% and South Africa 2.4%.

In Rodds Bay, 54.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Rodds Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.4%, England 12.0%, New Zealand 4.8%, Netherlands 2.4% and Russian Federation 2.4%.

In Rodds Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.7%, England 9.0%, New Zealand 6.0%, Scotland 2.2% and Germany 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Rodds Bay were No Religion, so described 26.6%, Anglican 23.4%, Not stated 21.0%, Catholic 11.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 8.9%. In Rodds Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Rodds Bay 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 44 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rodds Bay. Of these 56.8% were employed full time, 18.2% were employed part-time and 25.0% 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.

Of employed people in Rodds Bay, 8.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 80.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Rodds Bay were Technicians and Trades Workers 33.3%, Labourers 27.3%, Professionals 24.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.2%.

Of the employed people in Rodds Bay, the only responses for industry of employent were Site Preparation Services 30.8%, Berry Fruit Growing 23.1% and Aluminium Smelting 23.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rodds Bay was $476.

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

In Rodds Bay, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 76.3%, Car, as passenger 7.9% and Bus, ferry, car as driver 7.9%. On the day, 7.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 82.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rodds Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.7% provided care for children and 16.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.5% 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 Rodds Bay, 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rodds Bay, 34.1% were couple families with children, 58.5% were couple families without children and 7.3% were one parent families.

In Rodds Bay, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Rodds Bay, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rodds Bay, 63.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rodds Bay, 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.

In Rodds Bay, of occupied private dwellings 9.3% had 1 bedroom, 32.6% had 2 bedrooms and 46.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rodds Bay, 50.9% were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Rodds Bay, of all households, 84.4% were family households, 15.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Rodds Bay, 24.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.0% 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 Rodds Bay, 19.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Rodds Bay, 73.2% 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 Rodds Bay, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Rodds Bay, 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)

In Rodds Bay, 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)