Rocky Cape

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 Rocky Cape. Of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Rocky Cape was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.8% of the population.

Of people in Rocky Cape aged 15 years and over, 54.4% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Rocky Cape, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Rocky Cape 34.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.8% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 12.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Rocky Cape, 10.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rocky Cape were Australian 43.9%, English 32.9%, Irish 8.5%, Scottish 4.9% and German 1.6%.

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 Rocky Cape (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Rocky Cape, 81.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.5%, England 1.5%, Scotland 1.5% and Ireland 1.5%.

In Rocky Cape, 70.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Rocky Cape, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.3%, England 6.6%, United States of America 2.5%, New Zealand 2.0% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5%.

In Rocky Cape, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.5%, New Zealand 4.3%, England 2.4%, Scotland 2.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Rocky Cape were No Religion, so described 39.7%, Not stated 15.1%, Catholic 12.6%, Anglican 11.6% and Christian, nfd 9.0%. In Rocky Cape, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Rocky Cape 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 78 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rocky Cape. Of these 48.7% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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 Rocky Cape, 25.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Rocky Cape included Managers 27.0%, Labourers 21.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Professionals 8.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Rocky Cape, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 25.0%, Iron Ore Mining 7.7%, Agricultural and Construction Machinery Wholesaling 5.8%, Fuel Retailing 5.8% and Accommodation 5.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rocky Cape was $381.

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

In Rocky Cape, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 55.9%, Worked at home 14.7%, Car, as passenger 4.4% and Walked only 4.4%. 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 54.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rocky Cape, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.5% 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 Rocky Cape, 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rocky Cape, 46.5% were couple families with children, 37.2% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

In Rocky Cape, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Rocky Cape, of couple families with children, 8.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.5% had both employed part-time and 15.2% 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 Rocky Cape, 63.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.6% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Rocky Cape, 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 Rocky Cape, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 35.4% had 2 bedrooms and 50.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Rocky Cape, 42.3% were owned outright, 39.4% were owned with a mortgage and 14.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Rocky Cape, of all households, 67.2% were family households, 32.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Rocky Cape, 45.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.8% 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 Rocky Cape, 28.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Rocky Cape, 75.4% 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 Rocky Cape, 53.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.2% were female. The median age was 14 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 Rocky Cape, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,087.

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

In Rocky Cape, 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)