Bruce Rock (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA51120
People 930
Male 51.8%
Female 48.2%
Median age 47
Families 246
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 470
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,090
Median monthly mortgage repayments $800
Median weekly rent $100
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 482 51.8 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 449 48.2 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 27 2.9 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 930 people in Bruce Rock (S). Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

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Age Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 54 5.8 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 71 7.6 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 56 6.0 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 30 3.2 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 30 3.2 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 43 4.6 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 55 5.9 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 41 4.4 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 63 6.7 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 60 6.4 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 52 5.6 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 70 7.5 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 82 8.8 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 92 9.8 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 49 5.2 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 39 4.2 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 28 3.0 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 20 2.1 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bruce Rock (S) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 435 57.8 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 22 2.9 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 67 8.9 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 60 8.0 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 168 22.3 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bruce Rock (S) aged 15 years and over, 57.8% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 366 58.2 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 62 9.9 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 201 32.0 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Bruce Rock (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 14 5.8 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 89 36.9 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 35 14.5 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 13 5.4 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 1.7 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 7 2.9 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 79 32.8 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Bruce Rock (S) 26.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.8% were in primary school, 15.4% in secondary school and 7.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 82 11.0 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 50 6.7 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 13 1.7 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 107 14.4 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 107 14.4 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 42 5.6 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 150 20.1 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 74 9.9 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 92 12.3 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bruce Rock (S), 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 450 36.0 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 398 31.8 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 95 7.6 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 59 4.7 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 52 4.2 73,062 2.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Bruce Rock (S) were English 36.0%, Australian 31.8%, Scottish 7.6%, Irish 4.7% and German 4.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bruce Rock (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 729 80.0 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 25 2.7 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 16 1.8 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Philippines 11 1.2 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 10 1.1 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
Germany 6 0.7 10,958 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Bruce Rock (S), 80.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.8%, Philippines 1.2%, India 1.1% and Germany 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 154 16.6 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 51 5.5 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 43 4.6 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 609 65.7 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Bruce Rock (S), 65.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 649 72.0 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 69 7.7 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 28 3.1 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 14 1.6 50,380 2.0 276,038 1.2
India 12 1.3 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6

In Bruce Rock (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.0%, England 7.7%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 1.6% and India 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 659 73.0 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 65 7.2 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 23 2.5 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Scotland 12 1.3 46,601 1.9 245,915 1.1
Philippines 11 1.2 38,495 1.6 325,049 1.4

In Bruce Rock (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.0%, England 7.2%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 1.3% and Philippines 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 258 28.0 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 225 24.4 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 181 19.6 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 93 10.1 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 64 6.9 56,688 2.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Bruce Rock (S) were No Religion, so described 28.0%, Anglican 24.4%, Catholic 19.6%, Not stated 10.1% and Uniting Church 6.9%. In Bruce Rock (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Malayalam 10 1.1 7,544 0.3 53,206 0.2
Tagalog 4 0.4 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
German 3 0.3 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
Afrikaans 3 0.3 14,208 0.6 43,741 0.2
Danish 3 0.3 766 0.0 5,777 0.0
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English only spoken at home 815 88.6 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 23 5.7 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Bruce Rock (S) 88.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Malayalam 1.1%, Tagalog 0.4%, German 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.3% and Danish 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 272 65.1 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 115 27.5 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 15 3.6 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 16 3.8 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 418 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bruce Rock (S). Of these 65.1% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 47 11.7 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 28 7.0 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 37 9.2 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 22 5.5 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 249 62.1 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bruce Rock (S), 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 62.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 147 35.3 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 54 13.0 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 49 11.8 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 44 10.6 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 38 9.1 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 34 8.2 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 29 7.0 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 21 5.0 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Bruce Rock (S) included Managers 35.3%, Labourers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Professionals 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.0% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 60 16.9 4,107 0.4 15,056 0.1
Other Grain Growing 58 16.4 4,000 0.3 19,053 0.2
Local Government Administration 28 7.9 16,526 1.4 142,724 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 21 5.9 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Secondary Education 16 4.5 20,488 1.8 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Bruce Rock (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 16.9%, Other Grain Growing 16.4%, Local Government Administration 7.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.9% and Secondary Education 4.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 687 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,583 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,090 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bruce Rock (S) was $687.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 195 47.2 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 71 17.2 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 57 13.8 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 19 4.6 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Other 10 2.4 15,822 1.4 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 6 1.5 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 222 53.5 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Bruce Rock (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.2%, Worked at home 17.2%, Walked only 13.8%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Other 2.4%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 480 64.9 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 193 26.2 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 76 10.3 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 263 35.4 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Bruce Rock (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.2% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 136 18.3 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 142 19.1 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 113 15.2 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 92 12.4 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bruce Rock (S), 19.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 128 51.8 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 94 38.1 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 25 10.1 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bruce Rock (S), 38.1% were couple families with children, 51.8% were couple families without children and 10.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 28.6 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 71.4 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Bruce Rock (S), 28.6% of single parents were male and 71.4% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 55 25.7 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 16 7.5 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 45 21.0 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 30 14.0 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 10 4.7 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 39 18.2 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 5 2.3 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 14 6.5 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Bruce Rock (S), of couple families with children, 25.7% had both partners employed full-time, 7.5% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 365 84.1 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 69 15.9 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Bruce Rock (S), 84.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 339 92.9 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 20 5.5 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce Rock (S), 92.9% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.8 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 3.4 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 62 16.3 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 163 42.8 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 127 33.3 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 13 3.4 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bruce Rock (S), of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 16.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 181 48.5 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 63 16.9 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 110 29.5 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 1.9 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 12 3.2 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce Rock (S), 48.5% were owned outright, 16.9% were owned with a mortgage and 29.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 244 66.3 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 121 32.9 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 0.8 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Bruce Rock (S), of all households, 66.3% were family households, 32.9% were single person households and 0.8% were group households.

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Household income Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.5 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.3 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Bruce Rock (S), 28.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 100 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 9.7 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 800 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.6 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.4 -- 8.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 27 7.4 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 106 28.9 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 122 33.2 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 96 26.2 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 16 4.4 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Bruce Rock (S), 28.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 89 23.7 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 275 73.3 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 11 2.9 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Bruce Rock (S), 73.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 11 55.0 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 9 45.0 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 35 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bruce Rock (S), 55.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.0% were female. The median age was 35 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 762 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Bruce Rock (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $762.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bruce Rock (S) % Bruce Rock (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 129 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Bruce Rock (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $129 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.