Rosebery (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 8,479 people in Rosebery (NSW) of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Rosebery (NSW) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of the population.

Of people in Rosebery (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 48.1% were married and 8.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Rosebery (NSW) was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Rosebery (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Rosebery (NSW) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Rosebery (NSW) 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.2% were in primary school, 13.9% in secondary school and 26.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rosebery (NSW) were Australian 12.0%, Chinese 12.0%, English 11.4%, Greek 11.3% and Irish 4.9%.

In Rosebery (NSW), 45.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.3%, Greece 5.2%, Indonesia 3.0%, England 1.8% and New Zealand 1.8%.

In Rosebery (NSW), 22.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 67.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Rosebery (NSW) were Catholic 26.2%, Eastern Orthodox 16.7%, No Religion 16.5%, Anglican 7.0% and Islam 5.8%.

In Rosebery (NSW) 40.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 12.2%, Mandarin 5.7%, Cantonese 4.1%, Indonesian 3.2% and Arabic 2.9%.

Employment

There were 4,306 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rosebery (NSW). Of these 66.1% were employed full time, 23.9% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Rosebery (NSW), 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Rosebery (NSW) was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in Rosebery (NSW) included Professionals 26.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Managers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 8.1%, Labourers 7.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Rosebery (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.5%, Hospitals 3.8%, Depository Financial Intermediation 3.1%, Legal and Accounting Services 2.8% and School Education 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rosebery (NSW) was $650.

In Rosebery (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.1%, Bus 16.9%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Walked only 4.9% and Train, bus 3.3%. On the day, 24.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rosebery (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rosebery (NSW), 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rosebery (NSW), 46.2% were couple families with children, 36.8% were couple families without children and 13.7% were one parent families.

In Rosebery (NSW) 14.4% of single parents were male and 85.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Rosebery (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,440 and those without children was $2,280.

Employment status of couple families

In Rosebery (NSW), of couple families with children, 27.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 17.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rosebery (NSW), 96.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rosebery (NSW), 43.4% were separate houses, 5.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 50.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In Rosebery (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 10.3% had 1 bedroom, 40.1% had 2 bedrooms and 33.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rosebery (NSW), 31.5% were owned outright, 32.4% were owned with a mortgage and 32.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Rosebery (NSW), of all households, 72.6% were family households, 19.9% were single person households and 7.5% were group households.

In Rosebery (NSW), 18.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 16.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Rosebery (NSW), 47.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Rosebery (NSW), there were 61 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 35 (or 57.4%) were male and 26 (or 42.6%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Rosebery (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,075.

In Rosebery (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $133 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.