Rock Forest

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 198 people in Rock Forest. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Rock Forest was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.8% of the population.

Of people in Rock Forest aged 15 years and over, 57.5% were married and 15.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Rock Forest, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Rock Forest 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.4% were in primary school, 32.8% in secondary school and 16.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Rock Forest, 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rock Forest were Australian 34.1%, English 28.5%, Irish 16.1%, Scottish 8.2% and German 2.2%.

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 Rock Forest (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Rock Forest, 90.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Scotland 1.5% and Italy 1.5%.

In Rock Forest, 73.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Rock Forest, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.6%, New Zealand 4.1%, England 2.6%, Scotland 1.5% and Wales 1.5%.

In Rock Forest, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.2%, Scotland 4.0%, New Zealand 1.5%, England 1.5% and Italy 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Rock Forest were Catholic 29.2%, Anglican 17.3%, No Religion, so described 13.9%, Not stated 9.4% and Baptist 7.4%. In Rock Forest, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (83.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Rock Forest 89.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 1.5%.

Employment

There were 102 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rock Forest. Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 2.9% 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.

Of employed people in Rock Forest, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Rock Forest included Managers 21.1%, Professionals 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Labourers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Rock Forest, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10.9%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 6.2%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 6.2%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.2% and Secondary Education 6.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rock Forest was $704.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Rock Forest, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.6%, Worked at home 12.7% and Car, as passenger 7.8%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rock Forest, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 40.0% provided care for children and 16.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rock Forest, 31.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rock Forest, 50.9% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 9.1% were one parent families.

In Rock Forest, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Rock Forest, of couple families with children, 40.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.6% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rock Forest, 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rock Forest, 95.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Rock Forest, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.5% had 2 bedrooms and 37.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rock Forest, 45.7% were owned outright, 45.7% were owned with a mortgage and 8.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Rock Forest, of all households, 85.1% were family households, 14.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Rock Forest, 9.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Rock Forest, 10.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 43.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Rock Forest, 88.4% 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.

People characteristics

In Rock Forest, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Rock Forest, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Rock Forest, 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)