Rockhampton

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 60,827 people were usually resident in Rockhampton: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 5.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.3% of people usually resident in Rockhampton were children aged 0-14 years, and 23.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 35 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.3% of people usually resident in Rockhampton were Australian citizens, 6.8% were born overseas and 0.9% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 45.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Rockhampton were married, 11.8% were either separated or divorced, 6.8% were widowed and 36.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.6% of people usually resident in Rockhampton, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.5%, New Zealand 1.2%, Philippines 0.4%, India 0.3% and Scotland 0.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Rockhampton were Catholic 27.1%, Anglican 20.8%, No Religion 15.1%, Uniting Church 8.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Rockhampton were Portuguese 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2%, Hindi 0.1%, Cantonese 0.1% and Tagalog 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 28,512 people aged 15 years and over in Rockhampton were in the labour force. Of these 61.9% worked full-time, 26.8% worked part-time, 3.5% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.5% were unemployed. 15,672 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Rockhampton were Technicians and Trades Workers 16.9%, Professionals 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.4%, Labourers 13.5%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Managers 8.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Rockhampton, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.0%, Hospitals 4.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%, Tertiary Education 3.4% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Rockhampton, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $448, the median family income was $1,109 and the median household income was $935.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 15,308 families in Rockhampton: of these 36.8% were couple families without children, 41.8% were couple families with children, 19.4% were one parent families and 2.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 22,715 occupied private dwellings were counted in Rockhampton.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Rockhampton, 85.3% were separate houses, 3.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Rockhampton, 31.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.9% were owned with a mortgage and 31.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Rockhampton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 49.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Rockhampton, the median weekly rent was $150. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Rockhampton, 66.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.8% were single (or lone) person households and 3.9% were group households.