Robertson

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,355 people in Robertson of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Robertson was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

Of people in Robertson aged 15 years and over, 57.0% were married and 14.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Robertson was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Robertson, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Robertson was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Robertson 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.0% were in primary school, 22.1% in secondary school and 15.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Robertson were Australian 31.3%, English 29.8%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 8.6% and German 3.3%.

In Robertson, 80.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 0.8%, Ireland 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

In Robertson, 62.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Robertson were Anglican 32.3%, No Religion 22.6%, Catholic 19.5%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Christian, nfd 3.2%.

In Robertson 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Thai 0.4%, French 0.3%, Maltese 0.3%, Gaelic (Scotland) 0.2% and German 0.2%.

Employment

There were 649 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Robertson. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 3.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Robertson, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Robertson was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Robertson included Professionals 20.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Managers 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Labourers 10.3%, Sales Workers 6.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Robertson, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.4%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.5%, Local Government Administration 3.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0% and Public Order and Safety Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Robertson was $563.

In Robertson, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.3%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Walked only 3.1%, Other 1.1% and Truck 0.8%. On the day, 3.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Robertson, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.6% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.5% 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 Robertson, 30.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Robertson, 48.1% were couple families with children, 37.8% were couple families without children and 14.1% were one parent families.

In Robertson 20.4% of single parents were male and 79.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Robertson, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,961 and those without children was $1,833.

Employment status of couple families

In Robertson, of couple families with children, 16.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 24.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Robertson, 85.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Robertson, 98.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

In Robertson, of occupied private dwellings 1.3% had 1 bedroom, 10.5% had 2 bedrooms and 41.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Robertson, 37.5% were owned outright, 47.8% were owned with a mortgage and 13.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Robertson, of all households, 79.8% were family households, 18.5% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Robertson, 22.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.1% 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 Robertson, 33.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Robertson, there were 29 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 13 (or 44.8%) were male and 16 (or 55.2%) were female. The median age was 16 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 Robertson, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,062.

In Robertson, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,867.