Roches Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 217 people in Roches Beach. Of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Roches Beach was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.7% of the population.

Of people in Roches Beach aged 15 years and over, 63.7% were married and 9.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Roches Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Roches Beach 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.6% were in primary school, 55.3% in secondary school and 14.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Roches Beach, 13.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Roches Beach were Australian 33.9%, English 30.7%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 7.8% and German 7.4%.

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 Roches Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Roches Beach, 85.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.2%, Canada 2.4%, Scotland 1.9% and Germany 1.4%.

In Roches Beach, 70.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Roches Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.0%, Germany 5.8%, England 5.3%, Scotland 2.9% and United States of America 2.4%.

In Roches Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.1%, England 5.0%, Germany 4.1%, Scotland 3.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Roches Beach were No Religion, so described 33.0%, Anglican 25.8%, Catholic 19.5%, Not stated 6.3% and Christian, nfd 4.1%. In Roches Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Roches Beach 91.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Spanish 3.3% and German 1.9%.

Employment

There were 106 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Roches Beach. Of these 58.5% were employed full time, 33.0% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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 Roches Beach, 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Roches Beach were Professionals 19.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.5%, Sales Workers 17.4%, Managers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7% and Labourers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in Roches Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 13.5%, Central Government Administration 10.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10.8%, Electricity Transmission 8.1% and Carpentry Services 8.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Roches Beach was $703.

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

In Roches Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.0%, Car, as passenger 8.7%, Other 3.3%, Walked only 3.3% and Worked at home 3.3%. 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 81.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Roches Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.6% provided care for children and 14.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.1% 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 Roches Beach, 34.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Roches Beach, 43.1% were couple families with children, 43.1% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

In Roches Beach, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Roches Beach, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 14.3% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Roches Beach, 94.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.5% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Roches Beach, 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 Roches Beach, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.7 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Roches Beach, 40.0% were owned outright, 48.0% were owned with a mortgage and 8.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Roches Beach, of all households, 95.3% were family households, 4.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Roches Beach, 10.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.1% 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 Roches Beach, 4.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Roches Beach, 95.8% 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 Roches Beach, 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 Roches Beach, 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 Roches Beach, 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)