Red Rock (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 303 people in Red Rock (L). Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Red Rock (L) was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.2% of the population.

Of people in Red Rock (L) aged 15 years and over, 35.2% were married and 21.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Red Rock (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 34.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Red Rock (L) 26.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.0% were in primary school, 23.4% in secondary school and 15.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Red Rock (L), 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Red Rock (L) were Australian 35.6%, English 29.8%, Irish 12.7%, Scottish 8.5% and German 3.2%.

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 Red Rock (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Red Rock (L), 82.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.3%, England 1.3%, Malaysia 1.3%, United States of America 1.3% and Germany 1.0%.

In Red Rock (L), 73.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Red Rock (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.3%, New Zealand 3.2%, England 2.1%, Malaysia 1.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.1%.

In Red Rock (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 84.1%, New Zealand 5.5%, England 2.8%, Malaysia 1.4% and United States of America 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Red Rock (L) were No Religion, so described 39.9%, Anglican 18.5%, Catholic 12.1%, Not stated 8.6% and Uniting Church 7.0%. In Red Rock (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Red Rock (L) 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Tamil 1.4%.

Employment

There were 121 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Red Rock (L). Of these 42.1% were employed full time, 38.8% were employed part-time and 10.7% 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 Red Rock (L), 19.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Red Rock (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.8%, Labourers 18.0%, Professionals 17.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Managers 8.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1%, Sales Workers 7.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Red Rock (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 13.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11.9%, Road and Bridge Construction 10.4%, Clubs (Hospitality) 10.4% and Berry Fruit Growing 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Red Rock (L) was $520.

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In Red Rock (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.1%, Walked only 8.2%, Car, as passenger 4.1% and Worked at home 3.1%. 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 70.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Red Rock (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.3% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% 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 Red Rock (L), 30.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Red Rock (L), 17.4% were couple families with children, 54.7% were couple families without children and 27.9% were one parent families.

In Red Rock (L), 24.0% of single parents were male and 76.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Red Rock (L), of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 8.9% had both employed part-time and 5.4% 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 Red Rock (L), 57.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 43.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Red Rock (L), 91.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.2% were flats or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

In Red Rock (L), of occupied private dwellings 5.2% had 1 bedroom, 33.6% had 2 bedrooms and 41.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Red Rock (L), 49.6% were owned outright, 18.6% were owned with a mortgage and 29.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Red Rock (L), of all households, 60.6% were family households, 39.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Red Rock (L), 37.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.8% 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 Red Rock (L), 50.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Red Rock (L), 74.5% 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.

People characteristics

In Red Rock (L), 47.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.4% were female. The median age was 36 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 Red Rock (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.8 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $612.

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In Red Rock (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $265 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)