Rockhampton City

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL32449
People 2,059
Male 52.8%
Female 47.2%
Median age 42
Families 429
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 1,146
Average number of people per household 2
Median weekly household income $1,118
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent (b) $250
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,087 52.8 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 971 47.2 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 208 10.1 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,635 79.4 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 220 10.7 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 42 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 82 4.0 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 84 4.1 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 61 3.0 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 102 5.0 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 181 8.8 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 151 7.4 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 158 7.7 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 136 6.6 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 122 6.0 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 142 6.9 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 142 6.9 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 152 7.4 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 146 7.1 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 125 6.1 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 93 4.5 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 68 3.3 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 50 2.4 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 51 2.5 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 460 25.2 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 121 6.6 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 257 14.1 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 119 6.5 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 875 47.8 1,551,691 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 377 26.9 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 141 10.1 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 883 63.0 1,556,509 41.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 19 3.6 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 64 12.3 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 16 3.1 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 10 1.9 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 90 17.3 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 45 8.6 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 16 3.1 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 18 3.5 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 72 13.8 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 39 7.5 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 68 13.1 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 102 19.6 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 13 2.5 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 224 43.0 326,067 20.8 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 246 13.4 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 102 5.6 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 54 3.0 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 276 15.1 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 274 15.0 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 91 5.0 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 283 15.5 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 4 0.2 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 201 11.0 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 29 1.6 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 8 0.4 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 269 14.7 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 806 39.1 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 701 34.0 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 229 11.1 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 178 8.6 205,922 4.0 741,307 2.9
Scottish 176 8.5 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,556 75.6 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 36 1.7 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
New Zealand 34 1.7 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
England 34 1.7 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
India 27 1.3 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 18 0.9 55,762 1.1 549,618 2.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 311 15.1 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 89 4.3 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 71 3.5 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,350 65.7 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 234 11.4 340,134 6.6 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,431 69.5 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 72 3.5 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 46 2.2 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Philippines 42 2.0 58,192 1.1 350,264 1.4
India 38 1.8 103,646 2.0 935,066 3.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,459 70.9 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 57 2.8 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
Philippines 51 2.5 75,733 1.5 417,285 1.6
New Zealand 45 2.2 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
India 34 1.7 100,657 2.0 917,541 3.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 806 39.1 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 417 20.3 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 246 11.9 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 238 11.6 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Uniting Church 60 2.9 186,373 3.6 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Rockhampton City, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.6%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 24 1.2 20,603 0.4 131,195 0.5
Nepali 19 0.9 12,060 0.2 133,068 0.5
Filipino 16 0.8 14,698 0.3 90,853 0.4
Mandarin 11 0.5 83,607 1.6 685,274 2.7
Punjabi 10 0.5 30,873 0.6 239,033 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,671 81.2 4,151,206 80.5 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 75 9.0 291,137 15.6 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 951 52.0 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 653 35.7 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 226 12.4 268,794 6.4 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 507 53.3 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 267 28.1 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 56 5.9 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 119 12.5 138,714 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 33 4.0 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 93 11.1 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 93 11.1 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 74 8.9 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 205 24.6 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 148 17.7 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 157 18.8 471,333 19.3 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 151 18.1 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Labourers 140 16.8 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 127 15.2 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 107 12.8 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 87 10.4 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 67 8.0 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 65 7.8 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 64 7.7 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 64 7.7 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Takeaway Food Services 45 5.4 55,193 2.3 232,691 1.9
Other Social Assistance Services 41 4.9 58,762 2.4 278,221 2.3
Accommodation 38 4.6 28,759 1.2 107,476 0.9
Aged Care Residential Services 31 3.7 53,478 2.2 258,274 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $635 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,421 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,118 N/A $1,675 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 492 58.9 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 103 12.3 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 63 7.5 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Bicycle 14 1.7 17,121 0.7 79,089 0.7
Taxi/ride-share service 8 1.0 6,429 0.3 25,730 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 78 9.3 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 34 4.1 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 10 1.2 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 560 67.1 1,597,346 65.4 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 981 53.8 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 321 17.6 1,112,322 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 180 9.9 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 215 11.8 590,690 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 334 18.3 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 402 22.1 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 151 8.3 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 93 5.1 359,358 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 258 12.5 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 240 11.7 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 49 2.4 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 12 0.6 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 170 8.3 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 126 6.1 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 23 1.1 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 94 4.6 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 291 14.1 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 31 1.5 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 196 9.5 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 920 44.7 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 272 13.2 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,009 49.0 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 466 22.6 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 186 9.0 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 123 6.0 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 272 13.2 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 4 0.2 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 58 3.2 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,543 84.4 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 221 12.1 281,419 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 173 40.3 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 92 21.4 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 137 31.9 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 27 6.3 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 23.4 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 75.2 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 60 22.6 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 11 4.1 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 38 14.3 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 39 14.7 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 28 10.5 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 61 22.9 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 14 5.3 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 19 7.1 60,129 5.4 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 830 80.1 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 201 19.4 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 512 61.7 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 74 8.9 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 236 28.4 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 13,519 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 6 0.7 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 77 9.3 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 307 37.0 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 324 39.1 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 94 11.3 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 21 2.5 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.6 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 112 13.5 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 381 45.9 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 227 27.3 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 89 10.7 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 21 2.5 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 423 50.8 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 365 43.8 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 45 5.4 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 186 22.4 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 164 19.8 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 438 52.8 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 15 1.8 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 18 2.2 29,107 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 29.2 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.0 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 250 N/A 365 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 261 59.6 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 140 32.0 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 44 10.0 59,204 9.6 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 127 77.4 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 21 12.8 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 21 12.8 79,788 12.4 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 94 46.3 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 109 53.7 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
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Median age 28 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 924 N/A 1,517 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Rockhampton City % Rockhampton City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 230 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 N/A 1,670 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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