Rottnest Island

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 114 people in Rottnest Island of these 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Rottnest Island was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.6% of the population.

Of people in Rottnest Island aged 15 years and over, 33.7% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Rottnest Island was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Rottnest Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Rottnest Island was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Rottnest Island 20.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.0% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 24.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rottnest Island were Australian 23.9%, English 23.9%, German 7.7%, Scottish 5.8% and Irish 5.2%.

In Rottnest Island, 63.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 8.8%, French Polynesia 6.1%, Nepal 3.5%, Brazil 2.6% and England 2.6%.

In Rottnest Island, 42.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Rottnest Island were No Religion 31.3%, Catholic 27.8%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.1%, Hinduism 5.2% and Latter-day Saints 5.2%.

In Rottnest Island 80.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tamil 3.5%, Dutch 2.6%, Afrikaans 2.6%, French 2.6% and Portuguese 2.6%.

Employment

There were 83 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rottnest Island. Of these 71.1% were employed full time, 22.9% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Rottnest Island, 6.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Rottnest Island was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 30 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Rottnest Island were Community and Personal Service Workers 25.3%, Managers 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Labourers 13.3%, Professionals 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6% and Sales Workers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Rottnest Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 20.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 19.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 13.3%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 9.6% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 8.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rottnest Island was $820.

In Rottnest Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 55.4%, Bicycle 15.7%, Car, as driver 6.0%, Car, as passenger 3.6% and Other 3.6%. On the day, 8.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 9.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rottnest Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.8% provided care for children and 4.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.2% 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 Rottnest Island, 19.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rottnest Island, 42.1% were couple families with children, 57.9% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Rottnest Island 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Rottnest Island, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,750 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Rottnest Island, of couple families with children, 22.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 22.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rottnest Island, 58.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 41.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rottnest Island, 80.0% were separate houses, 20.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Rottnest Island, of occupied private dwellings 25.6% had 1 bedroom, 25.6% had 2 bedrooms and 48.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rottnest Island, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Rottnest Island, of all households, 46.2% were family households, 46.2% were single person households and 7.7% were group households.

In Rottnest Island, 0.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Rottnest Island, 33.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 0.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Rottnest Island, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Rottnest Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Rottnest Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.