Rooty Hill

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10700318
Total population 12,901
Total dwellings 3,931
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 266
Male 126
Female 136
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 110
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,059
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $320

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 254 95.5 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 2.3 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 2.3 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 266 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 126 48.1 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 136 51.9 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Rooty Hill, there were 266 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 126 (or 48.1%) were male and 136 (or 51.9%) were female.

Age Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 32 12.0 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 58 21.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 56 21.1 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 84 31.6 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 21 7.9 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 15 5.6 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Rooty Hill the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 51 28.3 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 10 5.6 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 12 6.7 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 4.4 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 99 55.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Rooty Hill 28.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 61 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 50 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 54 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Rooty Hill for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 30.7 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 14 8.6 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 99 60.7 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Rooty Hill 30.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 52 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Rooty Hill for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 52 years and in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Education Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 5.7 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 36 34.3 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 29 27.6 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 12 11.4 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 5.7 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 3 2.9 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 13 12.4 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 105 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rooty Hill, 39.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.3% were attending a primary school, 27.6% were attending a secondary school and 12.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 245 93.2 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rooty Hill. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 43 48.3 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 20 22.5 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 10.1 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 17 19.1 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 89 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 89 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rooty Hill. Of these 48.3% were employed full time, 22.5% were employed part-time and 19.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rooty Hill who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 347 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,059 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rooty Hill was $347 and the median weekly household income was $1,059.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Rooty Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Rooty Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 76 68.5 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 35 31.5 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 111 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Rooty Hill there were 111 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 68.5% were separate houses, 31.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rooty Hill % Rooty Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 23 20.4 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 22 19.5 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 60 53.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 2.7 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 4.4 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Rooty Hill, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 20.4% were owned outright, 19.5% were owned with a mortgage and 53.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.