Bruce Rock (L)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL521009
People 531
Male 51.5%
Female 48.5%
Median age 50
Families 133
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 285
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $888
Median monthly mortgage repayments $850
Median weekly rent $126
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 273 51.5 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 257 48.5 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 16 3.0 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 531 people in Bruce Rock (L). Of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

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Age Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 30 5.6 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 37 6.9 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 25 4.7 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 21 3.9 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 20 3.7 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 28 5.2 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 22 4.1 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 24 4.5 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 27 5.1 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 30 5.6 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 27 5.1 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 37 6.9 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 46 8.6 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 63 11.8 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 37 6.9 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 22 4.1 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 20 3.7 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 18 3.4 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bruce Rock (L) was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 216 49.8 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 12 2.8 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 52 12.0 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 44 10.1 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 110 25.3 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bruce Rock (L) aged 15 years and over, 49.8% were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 172 47.9 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 50 13.9 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 137 38.2 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Bruce Rock (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 5 3.7 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 36 26.5 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 20 14.7 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 9 6.6 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5 3.7 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 7 5.1 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 54 39.7 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Bruce Rock (L) 24.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.6% were in primary school, 14.9% in secondary school and 10.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 39 9.0 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 30 7.0 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 5 1.2 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 69 16.0 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 46 10.7 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 31 7.2 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 91 21.1 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 58 13.5 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 64 14.8 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bruce Rock (L), 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 245 35.0 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 222 31.7 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 55 7.9 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 30 4.3 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 27 3.9 73,062 2.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Bruce Rock (L) were English 35.0%, Australian 31.7%, Scottish 7.9%, Irish 4.3% and German 3.9%.

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

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Country of birth Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 386 74.8 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 19 3.7 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 11 2.1 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Philippines 11 2.1 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 10 1.9 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9
Germany 6 1.2 10,958 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Bruce Rock (L), 74.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 2.1%, Philippines 2.1%, India 1.9% and Germany 1.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 113 21.5 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 36 6.8 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 29 5.5 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 298 56.7 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Bruce Rock (L), 56.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 331 62.9 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 53 10.1 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 21 4.0 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 13 2.5 50,380 2.0 276,038 1.2
India 12 2.3 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6

In Bruce Rock (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.9%, England 10.1%, New Zealand 4.0%, Scotland 2.5% and India 2.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 339 66.1 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 40 7.8 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 18 3.5 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Scotland 11 2.1 46,601 1.9 245,915 1.1
Philippines 10 1.9 38,495 1.6 325,049 1.4

In Bruce Rock (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.1%, England 7.8%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 2.1% and Philippines 1.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 140 26.5 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 117 22.2 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 100 18.9 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 66 12.5 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 38 7.2 56,688 2.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Bruce Rock (L) were No Religion, so described 26.5%, Anglican 22.2%, Catholic 18.9%, Not stated 12.5% and Uniting Church 7.2%. In Bruce Rock (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Malayalam 10 1.9 7,544 0.3 53,206 0.2
Tagalog 7 1.3 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
Afrikaans 3 0.6 14,208 0.6 43,741 0.2
Danish 3 0.6 766 0.0 5,777 0.0
Polish 3 0.6 5,978 0.2 48,083 0.2
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English only spoken at home 451 85.4 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 12 4.9 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Bruce Rock (L) 85.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Malayalam 1.9%, Tagalog 1.3%, Afrikaans 0.6%, Danish 0.6% and Polish 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 129 59.2 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 59 27.1 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 16 7.3 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 14 6.4 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 218 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bruce Rock (L). Of these 59.2% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 21 10.6 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 18 9.1 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 24 12.1 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 11 5.6 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 115 58.1 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bruce Rock (L), 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 33 16.6 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 33 16.6 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 31 15.6 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 29 14.6 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 27 13.6 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 24 12.1 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 12 6.0 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 10 5.0 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Bruce Rock (L) included Managers 16.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.6%, Labourers 14.6%, Professionals 13.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.0% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 19 12.8 16,526 1.4 142,724 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 18 12.1 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Secondary Education 11 7.4 20,488 1.8 177,487 1.7
Other Grain Growing 10 6.7 4,000 0.3 19,053 0.2
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 9 6.0 4,107 0.4 15,056 0.1

Of the employed people in Bruce Rock (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 12.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 12.1%, Secondary Education 7.4%, Other Grain Growing 6.7% and Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 6.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 603 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,364 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 888 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bruce Rock (L) was $603.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 113 57.4 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 33 16.8 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 9 4.6 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 6 3.0 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 5 2.5 8,503 0.7 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 1.5 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 125 61.6 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Bruce Rock (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.4%, Walked only 16.8%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Worked at home 3.0% and Truck 2.5%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 257 58.5 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 100 22.9 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 37 8.4 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 124 28.4 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Bruce Rock (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.9% provided care for children and 8.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 66 15.2 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 73 16.8 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 62 14.3 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 51 11.8 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bruce Rock (L), 16.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 74 55.2 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 40 29.9 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 20 14.9 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bruce Rock (L), 29.9% were couple families with children, 55.2% were couple families without children and 14.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 38.1 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 61.9 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

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

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 16 13.4 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 2.5 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 30 25.2 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 9 7.6 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 12 10.1 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 31 26.1 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 7 5.9 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 11 9.2 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Bruce Rock (L), of couple families with children, 13.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 25.2% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 218 83.5 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 43 16.5 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Bruce Rock (L), 83.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 198 90.8 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 20 9.2 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce Rock (L), 90.8% were separate houses, 9.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 5.8 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 43 19.3 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 106 47.5 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 55 24.7 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 6 2.7 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bruce Rock (L), of occupied private dwellings 5.8% had 1 bedroom, 19.3% had 2 bedrooms and 47.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 93 42.5 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 44 20.1 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 73 33.3 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 1.4 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 6 2.7 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bruce Rock (L), 42.5% were owned outright, 20.1% were owned with a mortgage and 33.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 131 57.5 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 94 41.2 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.3 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Bruce Rock (L), of all households, 57.5% were family households, 41.2% were single person households and 1.3% were group households.

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Household income Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.8 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.3 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Bruce Rock (L), 31.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 126 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.1 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.9 -- 9.7 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 850 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.1 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.9 -- 8.6 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 21 9.6 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 85 39.0 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 74 33.9 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 34 15.6 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 4 1.8 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Bruce Rock (L), 39.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 58 26.2 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 157 71.0 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 6 2.7 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Bruce Rock (L), 71.0% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 10 52.6 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 9 47.4 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 40 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bruce Rock (L), 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 725 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Bruce Rock (L), 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.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bruce Rock (L) % Bruce Rock (L) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 133 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Bruce Rock (L), 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.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.