Bruce Rock

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 703 people in Bruce Rock. Of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Bruce Rock was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.1% of the population.

Of people in Bruce Rock aged 15 years and over, 56.7% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Bruce Rock, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bruce Rock 26.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.5% were in primary school, 14.0% in secondary school and 8.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bruce Rock, 14.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bruce Rock were English 35.2%, Australian 31.8%, Scottish 7.3%, German 4.9% and Irish 4.1%.

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 (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bruce Rock, 78.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 2.6%, Philippines 1.6%, India 1.4% and Germany 0.9%.

In Bruce Rock, 62.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bruce Rock, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.9%, England 7.7%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 2.3% and India 1.7%.

In Bruce Rock, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.3%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1.6% and Philippines 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Bruce Rock were No Religion, so described 27.2%, Anglican 22.7%, Catholic 19.1%, Not stated 10.6% and Uniting Church 7.3%. In Bruce Rock, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bruce Rock 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Malayalam 1.4%, Tagalog 1.0%, Afrikaans 0.4%, Danish 0.4% and Polish 0.4%.

Employment

There were 308 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bruce Rock. Of these 65.3% were employed full time, 26.3% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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 Bruce Rock, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 62.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bruce Rock included Managers 30.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Labourers 11.9%, Professionals 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Bruce Rock, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 16.5%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 11.7%, Local Government Administration 9.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.3% and Secondary Education 6.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bruce Rock was $705.

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

In Bruce Rock, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.4%, Walked only 15.3%, Worked at home 11.2%, Car, as passenger 4.4% and Bus 2.0%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bruce Rock, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.9% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.2% 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 Bruce Rock, 17.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bruce Rock, 35.7% were couple families with children, 53.0% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

In Bruce Rock, 38.1% of single parents were male and 61.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bruce Rock, of couple families with children, 22.9% had both partners employed full-time, 7.1% had both employed part-time and 20.0% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bruce Rock, 85.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce Rock, 91.9% were separate houses, 7.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bruce Rock, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 16.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce Rock, 46.1% were owned outright, 17.9% were owned with a mortgage and 31.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Bruce Rock, of all households, 64.3% were family households, 34.6% were single person households and 1.0% were group households.

In Bruce Rock, 27.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.8% 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 Bruce Rock, 31.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bruce Rock, 74.5% 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 Bruce Rock, 52.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.4% were female. The median age was 40 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 Bruce Rock, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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

In Bruce Rock, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $133 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)