Roebourne

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC51294
People 981
Male 57.4%
Female 42.6%
Median age 32
Families 175
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 326
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $971
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,717
Median weekly rent $150
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 564 57.4 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 419 42.6 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 741 75.8 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 981 people in Roebourne. Of these 57.4% were male and 42.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 75.8% of the population.

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Age Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 61 6.3 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 64 6.6 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 62 6.4 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 72 7.4 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 94 9.7 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 86 8.9 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 86 8.9 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 70 7.2 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 87 9.0 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 73 7.5 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 57 5.9 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 46 4.7 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 39 4.0 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 30 3.1 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 16 1.7 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 10 1.0 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 9 0.9 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 7 0.7 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Roebourne was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 198 24.5 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 32 4.0 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 35 4.3 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 36 4.5 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 506 62.7 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Roebourne aged 15 years and over, 24.5% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 65 12.7 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 141 27.5 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 306 59.8 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Roebourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 12.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 27.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 16 3.6 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 75 17.0 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 8 1.8 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 58 13.2 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 0.7 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 0.7 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4 0.9 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 0.7 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 0.7 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 267 60.7 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Roebourne 44.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.3% were in primary school, 14.2% in secondary school and 1.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 19 2.4 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 17 2.2 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 10 1.3 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 34 4.3 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 44 5.6 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 48 6.1 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 144 18.3 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 146 18.5 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 1.0 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 307 39.0 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Roebourne, 5.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 333 30.1 20,718 0.6 144,173 0.5
Australian 292 26.4 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
English 128 11.6 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 25 2.3 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 20 1.8 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Roebourne were Australian Aboriginal 30.1%, Australian 26.4%, English 11.6%, Irish 2.3% and Scottish 1.8%.

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 Roebourne (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 845 87.3 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 21 2.2 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
England 7 0.7 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 4 0.4 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
South Africa 3 0.3 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Zimbabwe 3 0.3 11,649 0.5 34,787 0.1

In Roebourne, 87.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.2%, England 0.7%, Philippines 0.4%, South Africa 0.3% and Zimbabwe 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 53 5.4 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 13 1.3 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 14 1.4 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 661 67.5 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Roebourne, 67.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 674 70.2 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 20 2.1 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
England 7 0.7 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 7 0.7 50,380 2.0 276,038 1.2
Philippines 4 0.4 33,259 1.3 270,177 1.2

In Roebourne, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.2%, New Zealand 2.1%, England 0.7%, Scotland 0.7% and Philippines 0.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 676 70.0 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 20 2.1 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
England 18 1.9 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 7 0.7 46,601 1.9 245,915 1.1
Austria 3 0.3 2,435 0.1 27,927 0.1

In Roebourne, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.0%, New Zealand 2.1%, England 1.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Austria 0.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 284 29.3 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 258 26.7 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Pentecostal 177 18.3 26,195 1.1 260,558 1.1
Catholic 74 7.6 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Christian, nfd 62 6.4 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Roebourne were No Religion, so described 29.3%, Not stated 26.7%, Pentecostal 18.3%, Catholic 7.6% and Christian, nfd 6.4%. In Roebourne, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Yindjibarndi 259 26.8 375 0.0 377 0.0
Ngarluma 13 1.3 42 0.0 42 0.0
Banyjima 11 1.1 105 0.0 104 0.0
Martu Wangka 5 0.5 720 0.0 724 0.0
Maori (New Zealand) 5 0.5 2,859 0.1 11,747 0.1
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English only spoken at home 375 38.9 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 101 42.3 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Roebourne 38.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Yindjibarndi 26.8%, Ngarluma 1.3%, Banyjima 1.1%, Martu Wangka 0.5% and Maori (New Zealand) 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 102 36.4 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 57 20.4 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 18 6.4 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 103 36.8 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 280 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Roebourne. Of these 36.4% were employed full time, 20.4% were employed part-time and 36.8% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 19 10.6 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 16 8.9 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 26 14.4 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 25 13.9 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 77 42.8 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Roebourne, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 40 21.7 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 27 14.7 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 26 14.1 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 23 12.5 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 18 9.8 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 18 9.8 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 15 8.2 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6

The only other responses for occupation in Roebourne were Community and Personal Service Workers 21.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Labourers 14.1%, Professionals 12.5%, Managers 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.8% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Ore Mining 11 6.7 28,510 2.5 33,163 0.3
Other Social Assistance Services 9 5.5 15,030 1.3 158,230 1.5
Police Services 7 4.3 8,237 0.7 68,686 0.6
Primary Education 7 4.3 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2
General Practice Medical Services 6 3.7 9,666 0.8 96,014 0.9

Of the employed people in Roebourne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Ore Mining 6.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.5%, Police Services 4.3%, Primary Education 4.3% and General Practice Medical Services 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 374 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 892 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 971 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Roebourne was $374.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 89 48.4 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 39 21.2 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 24 13.0 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Bus 11 6.0 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
Other 3 1.6 15,822 1.4 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 13 7.1 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 116 65.2 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Roebourne, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.4%, Walked only 21.2%, Car, as passenger 13.0%, Bus 6.0% and Other 1.6%. On the day, 7.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 364 46.0 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 222 28.0 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 69 8.7 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 89 11.2 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Roebourne, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.0% provided care for children and 8.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 97 12.2 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 161 20.3 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 53 6.7 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 54 6.8 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Roebourne, 20.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 35 19.4 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 75 41.7 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 60 33.3 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 5.6 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Roebourne, 41.7% were couple families with children, 19.4% were couple families without children and 33.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 10.7 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 89.3 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Roebourne, 10.7% of single parents were male and 89.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 12 11.3 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 5 4.7 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 13 12.3 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 15 14.2 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 9 8.5 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 34 32.1 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 5.7 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 12 11.3 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Roebourne, of couple families with children, 11.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 12.3% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 210 70.9 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 86 29.1 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Roebourne, 70.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 136 64.8 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 49 23.3 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 6 2.9 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 11 5.2 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Roebourne, 64.8% were separate houses, 23.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats or apartments and 5.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 2.9 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 6.2 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 48 22.9 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 95 45.2 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 37 17.6 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 5.2 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Roebourne, of occupied private dwellings 6.2% had 1 bedroom, 22.9% had 2 bedrooms and 45.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 3.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 24 11.0 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 21 9.6 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 158 72.1 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 1.4 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 13 5.9 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Roebourne, 11.0% were owned outright, 9.6% were owned with a mortgage and 72.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 149 72.3 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 54 26.2 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.5 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Roebourne, of all households, 72.3% were family households, 26.2% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

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Household income Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.7 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.0 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Roebourne, 29.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 150 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 76.0 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 24.0 -- 9.7 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,717 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 8.6 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 68 32.2 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 45 21.3 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 43 20.4 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 31 14.7 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 24 11.4 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Roebourne, 21.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 104 50.2 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 90 43.5 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 13 6.3 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Roebourne, 43.5% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 423 57.2 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 316 42.8 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 30 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Roebourne, 57.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.8% were female. The median age was 30 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 812 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Roebourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $812.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Roebourne % Roebourne Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,000 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Roebourne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.