Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 206 people in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW). Of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population.

Of people in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 46.6% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.8% were in primary school, 41.8% in secondary school and 25.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) were Australian 31.3%, English 25.8%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 6.9% and Italian 6.9%.

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 Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 83.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.0%, New Zealand 1.5% and Italy 1.5%.

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 61.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.4%, England 9.0%, Italy 4.0%, Netherlands 2.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.0%.

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.9%, England 8.2%, Italy 5.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) were Catholic 36.1%, Anglican 17.8%, No Religion, so described 14.9%, Not stated 7.9% and Salvation Army 5.0%. In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (83.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) 91.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.5% and Serbian 1.5%.

Employment

There were 112 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW). Of these 63.4% were employed full time, 26.8% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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 Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 27.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.7%, Managers 17.8%, Professionals 15.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.6%, Sales Workers 4.7% and Labourers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Site Preparation Services 9.6%, Landscape Construction Services 7.7%, Secondary Education 7.7%, Coal Mining 5.8% and Wooden Structural Fitting and Component Manufacturing 5.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW) was $575.

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In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.1%, Worked at home 9.9%, Truck 8.1%, Car, as passenger 2.7% and Walked only 2.7%. 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 77.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.1% provided care for children and 7.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.2% 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 Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 61.8% were couple families with children, 32.7% were couple families without children and 5.5% were one parent families.

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), of couple families with children, 12.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 20.4% 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 Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 81.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 100.0% 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 Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.9% had 2 bedrooms and 17.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.2. The average household size was 3.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 47.4% were owned outright, 36.8% were owned with a mortgage and 15.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), of all households, 79.7% were family households, 15.3% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 12.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 36.7% 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 Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 13.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 59.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 89.5% 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 Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 0 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.

In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Yellow Rock (Shellharbour - NSW), 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.

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