Rossmoyne

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 3,062 people were usually resident in Rossmoyne: of these 46.5% were male and 53.5% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.4% of people usually resident in Rossmoyne were children aged 0-14 years, and 30.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 42 years.

In the 2006 Census, 80.7% of people usually resident in Rossmoyne were Australian citizens, 38.3% were born overseas and 0.9% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 61.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Rossmoyne were married, 6.1% were either separated or divorced, 7.7% were widowed and 25.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 56.0% of people usually resident in Rossmoyne, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 10.1%, Malaysia 4.2%, Singapore 3.0%, India 2.7% and South Africa 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Rossmoyne were Anglican 23.1%, No Religion 18.5%, Catholic 17.3%, Uniting Church 5.3% and Buddhism 4.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Rossmoyne were Mandarin 5.6%, Cantonese 2.5%, Sinhalese 1.0%, Malayalam 0.9% and Hindi 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 78.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,403 people aged 15 years and over in Rossmoyne were in the labour force. Of these 54.7% worked full-time, 35.7% worked part-time, 3.9% were away from work, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 946 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Rossmoyne were Professionals 31.3%, Managers 17.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 8.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%, Labourers 6.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Rossmoyne, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.4%, Hospitals 4.6%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8% and Tertiary Education 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Rossmoyne, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $508, the median family income was $1,745 and the median household income was $1,265.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 821 families in Rossmoyne: of these 33.1% were couple families without children, 56.0% were couple families with children, 9.0% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,071 occupied private dwellings were counted in Rossmoyne.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Rossmoyne, 95.4% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Rossmoyne, 44.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.4% were owned with a mortgage and 18.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Rossmoyne, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 51.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Rossmoyne, the median weekly rent was $230. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,613. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Rossmoyne, 76.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.0% were single (or lone) person households and 0.7% were group households.