East Rockingham

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 263 people in East Rockingham. Of these 53.0% were male and 47.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in East Rockingham was 64 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 5.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 47.2% of the population.

Of people in East Rockingham aged 15 years and over, 35.7% were married and 35.6% were either divorced or separated.

In East Rockingham, of people aged 15 years and over, 35.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Rockingham 25.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 7.9% were in primary school, 4.8% in secondary school and 4.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Rockingham, 10.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 0.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Rockingham were English 40.4%, Australian 26.0%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 5.4% and German 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 East Rockingham (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Rockingham, 52.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 19.7%, New Zealand 4.9%, Germany 1.5%, Hungary 1.5% and Ireland 1.1%.

In East Rockingham, 37.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Rockingham, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 41.3%, England 23.1%, New Zealand 6.1%, Ireland 3.2% and Germany 2.4%.

In East Rockingham, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.2%, England 19.2%, New Zealand 5.1%, Ireland 2.4% and Scotland 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in East Rockingham were Anglican 31.9%, No Religion, so described 29.4%, Not stated 17.7%, Catholic 7.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%. In East Rockingham, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Rockingham 81.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.2% and Danish 1.2%.

Employment

There were 64 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Rockingham. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 20.3% 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 East Rockingham, 6.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in East Rockingham were Community and Personal Service Workers 25.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 25.0%, Labourers 25.0%, Managers 10.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.3% and Sales Workers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in East Rockingham, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 14.8%, Secondary Education 11.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 11.1% and Other Social Assistance Services 11.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Rockingham was $456.

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In East Rockingham, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 59.6%, Worked at home 11.5% and Car, as passenger 9.6%. 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 59.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Rockingham, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 6.5% 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, 8.5% 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 East Rockingham, 12.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Rockingham, 7.8% were couple families with children, 72.5% were couple families without children and 19.6% were one parent families.

In East Rockingham, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Rockingham, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 8.8% 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 East Rockingham, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Rockingham, 27.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 72.5% were other dwellings.

In East Rockingham, of occupied private dwellings 51.0% had 1 bedroom, 28.9% had 2 bedrooms and 2.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.2. The average household size was 1.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Rockingham, 72.4% were owned outright, 2.8% were owned with a mortgage and 19.3% were rented.

Household composition

In East Rockingham, of all households, 31.3% were family households, 66.7% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In East Rockingham, 53.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 East Rockingham, 62.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 15.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 2.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Rockingham, 52.9% 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 East Rockingham, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 60 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 East Rockingham, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $449.

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

In East Rockingham, 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)