Alice Springs (T) - Ross

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 7,028 people were usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Ross: of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Of the total population 14.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.2% of people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Ross were children aged 0-14 years, and 14.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 33 years.

In the 2006 Census, 82.0% of people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Ross were Australian citizens, 18.7% were born overseas and 3.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 42.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Ross were married, 12.3% were either separated or divorced, 2.9% were widowed and 42.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 73.8% of people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Ross, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were United States of America 5.2%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.8%, Philippines 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Ross were No Religion 26.1%, Catholic 23.1%, Anglican 12.0%, Uniting Church 5.5% and Lutheran 4.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Alice Springs (T) - Ross were Arrernte 2.7%, Warlpiri 0.7%, Italian 0.5%, Mandarin 0.4% and Filipino 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.4%.

Employment

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During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 4,000 people aged 15 years and over in Alice Springs (T) - Ross were in the labour force. Of these 71.3% worked full-time, 20.0% worked part-time, 4.2% were away from work, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.3% were unemployed. 1,006 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Alice Springs (T) - Ross were Professionals 24.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Managers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Sales Workers 8.9%, Labourers 6.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Alice Springs (T) - Ross, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 7.5%, School Education 7.0%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.3%, Accommodation 3.7% and Defence 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Ross, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $721, the median family income was $1,653 and the median household income was $1,418.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,689 families in Alice Springs (T) - Ross: of these 35.6% were couple families without children, 46.7% were couple families with children, 16.2% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 2,651 occupied private dwellings were counted in Alice Springs (T) - Ross.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Alice Springs (T) - Ross, 61.8% were separate houses, 22.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Ross, 14.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.2% were owned with a mortgage and 39.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Ross, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 34.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 44.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Ross, the median weekly rent was $200. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Alice Springs (T) - Ross, 62.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.7% were single (or lone) person households and 5.6% were group households.