Roxburgh Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 21,817 people in Roxburgh Park. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Roxburgh Park was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.1% of the population.

Of people in Roxburgh Park aged 15 years and over, 53.7% were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Roxburgh Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Roxburgh Park 39.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.4% were in primary school, 25.5% in secondary school and 20.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Roxburgh Park, 23.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Roxburgh Park were Turkish 10.9%, Australian 9.5%, Iraqi 8.3%, Chaldean 8.2% and English 7.7%.

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 Roxburgh Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Roxburgh Park, 45.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 17.1%, Turkey 5.4%, India 2.7%, Sri Lanka 2.3% and Lebanon 2.3%.

In Roxburgh Park, 11.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 75.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Roxburgh Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Iraq 25.8%, Australia 14.5%, Turkey 11.8%, Lebanon 5.7% and India 4.3%.

In Roxburgh Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Iraq 25.5%, Australia 16.5%, Turkey 11.2%, Lebanon 5.1% and India 4.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Roxburgh Park were Catholic 36.1%, Islam 28.3%, Not stated 8.1%, No Religion, so described 7.9% and Buddhism 3.2%. In Roxburgh Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Roxburgh Park 26.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 15.8%, Turkish 12.2%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 11.9%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 6.4% and Sinhalese 2.6%.

Employment

There were 8,343 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Roxburgh Park. Of these 53.2% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 11.0% 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 Roxburgh Park, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Roxburgh Park included Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Professionals 13.8%, Labourers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 11.0% and Managers 8.0%.

Of the employed people in Roxburgh Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Child Care Services 3.8%, Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Road Freight Transport 2.4% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Roxburgh Park was $404.

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In Roxburgh Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.6%, Train 6.1%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Worked at home 2.5% and Train, car as driver 1.4%. On the day, 10.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Roxburgh Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 13.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Roxburgh Park, 17.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Roxburgh Park, 67.1% were couple families with children, 15.8% were couple families without children and 15.9% were one parent families.

In Roxburgh Park, 14.7% of single parents were male and 85.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Roxburgh Park, of couple families with children, 15.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 13.8% 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 Roxburgh Park, 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Roxburgh Park, 88.5% were separate houses, 10.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Roxburgh Park, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 3.6% had 2 bedrooms and 47.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Roxburgh Park, 18.2% were owned outright, 57.5% were owned with a mortgage and 20.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Roxburgh Park, of all households, 89.8% were family households, 8.8% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Roxburgh Park, 17.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.9% 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 Roxburgh Park, 24.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Roxburgh Park, 88.5% 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 Roxburgh Park, 49.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.0% were female. The median age was 22 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 Roxburgh Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,625.

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In Roxburgh Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $292 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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