Rhodes - Suburb Demographics : Census 2011

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH - RHODES

To better understand the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT potential of your INVESTMENT PROPERTY it is crucial to research the suburb of RHODES. A good starting point is to assess the population demographics of RHODES to understand who are your potential tenants and/or purchasers.

As experienced property managers our property management team uses this information to identify the target market when developing a marketing strategy for your rental property.

This ensures that we provide our landlords with the most accurate advice, achieve the highest rent and attract the best tenants who will look after your valuable investment property.

Unfortunately in most cases the local REAL ESTATE AGENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT places little importance in keeping up to date with this vital information. Usually because they are either overworked, under staffed or don’t understand the importance.

People — demographics & education

People

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

5,679

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

2,810

49.5

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

2,869

50.5

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

8

0.1

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,679 people in Rhodes (State Suburbs) of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.1% of the population.

Age

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

379

6.7

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

140

2.5

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

99

1.7

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

198

3.5

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

1,055

18.6

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

1,241

21.9

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

929

16.4

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

474

8.3

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

255

4.5

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

219

3.9

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

204

3.6

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

165

2.9

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

102

1.8

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

59

1

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

47

0.8

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

30

0.5

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

31

0.5

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

52

0.9

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

Median age

28

--

35

--

37

--

The median age of people in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was 28 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.9% of the population.

Registered marital status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

2,298

45.4

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

91

1.8

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

209

4.1

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

108

2.1

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

2,352

46.5

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3

Of people in Rhodes (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 6.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

34

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

38

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

46

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

79

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

25

--

26

--

25

--

The median age of married people in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was 34 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

1,878

42.6

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

571

13

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

1,955

44.4

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

33

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

27

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

26

--

31

--

33

--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was 33 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 27 years.

Education

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

52

2.4

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

101

4.6

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

26

1.2

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

21

1

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

63

2.9

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

33

1.5

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

38

1.7

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

165

7.6

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

977

44.9

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

97

4.5

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

604

27.7

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

2,177

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--

In Rhodes (State Suburbs) 38.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 6.8% were in primary school, 6.2% in secondary school and 52.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Chinese

2,002

31.4

938,150

19.2

866,208

3.1

Korean

722

11.3

931,387

19

88,973

0.3

English

631

9.9

352,986

7.2

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

482

7.6

310,704

6.4

7,098,486

25.4

Indian

300

4.7

232,322

4.7

390,894

1.4

The most common ancestries in Rhodes (State Suburbs) were Chinese 31.4%, Korean 11.3%, English 9.9%, Australian 7.6% and Indian 4.7%.

Country of birth

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

1,347

23.7

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

Other top responses

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

1,444

25.4

146,853

3.8

318,969

1.5

Korea, Republic of (South)

650

11.4

129,248

3.3

74,538

0.3

India

219

3.9

86,767

2.2

295,362

1.4

Hong Kong (SAR of China)

183

3.2

77,298

2

74,956

0.3

England

111

2

69,405

1.8

911,593

4.2

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 23.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 25.4%, Korea, Republic of (South) 11.4%, India 3.9%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3.2% and England 2.0%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

4,157

83

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

138

2.8

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

107

2.1

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

609

12.2

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 12.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 83.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

1,950

34.3

1,107,046

28.3

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

956

16.8

684,766

17.5

5,439,268

25.3

Buddhism

462

8.1

576,427

14.7

528,978

2.5

Anglican

299

5.3

205,971

5.3

3,679,907

17.1

Presbyterian and Reformed

285

5

179,360

4.6

599,515

2.8

The most common responses for religion in Rhodes (State Suburbs) were No Religion 34.3%, Catholic 16.8%, Buddhism 8.1%, Anglican 5.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.0%.

Language, top responses (other than English)

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Mandarin

1,238

21.8

176,491

4.5

336,410

1.6

Korean

698

12.3

132,836

3.4

79,787

0.4

Cantonese

453

8

130,452

3.3

263,673

1.2

Hindi

117

2.1

84,568

2.2

111,351

0.5

Arabic

107

1.9

79,322

2

287,174

1.3

English only spoken at home

1,486

26.2

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

1,582

72.9

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Rhodes (State Suburbs) 26.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 21.8%, Korean 12.3%, Cantonese 8.0%, Hindi 2.1% and Arabic 1.9%.

People — employment

Employment

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

2,103

68.3

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

601

19.5

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

133

4.3

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

240

7.8

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

3,077

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--

There were 3,077 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rhodes (State Suburbs). Of these 68.3% were employed full time, 19.5% were employed part-time and 7.8% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

190

6.7

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

248

8.7

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

170

6

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

540

19

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

1,561

55

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3

Of employed people in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 6.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.0% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

31

--

39

--

40

--

Employed part-time

29

--

39

--

40

--

The median age of people employed full-time in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was 31 years and for people who were employed part-time was 29 years.

Occupation

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

1,047

36.9

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Managers

501

17.7

301,857

16.3

1,293,970

12.9

Clerical and Administrative Workers

453

16

247,925

13.4

1,483,558

14.7

Sales Workers

233

8.2

216,894

11.7

942,140

9.4

Technicians and Trades Workers

221

7.8

164,384

8.9

1,425,146

14.2

Community and Personal Service Workers

197

6.9

159,462

8.6

971,897

9.7

Labourers

89

3.1

130,650

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

34

1.2

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Rhodes (State Suburbs) included Professionals 36.9%, Managers 17.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Sales Workers 8.2%, and Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%.

Industry of employment, top responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

166

5.9

74,393

4

412,804

4.1

Depository Financial Intermediation

146

5.1

72,555

3.9

148,232

1.5

Computer System Design and Related Services

125

4.4

59,072

3.2

139,409

1.4

Legal and Accounting Services

108

3.8

54,531

2.9

209,182

2.1

Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services

87

3.1

48,110

2.6

89,668

0.9

Of the employed people in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 5.9% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Depository Financial Intermediation 5.1%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.4%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.8% and Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.1%.

Median weekly incomes

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

705

--

634

--

577

--

Family

1,819

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,617

--

1,493

--

1,234

--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was $705.

Travel to work, top responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Car, as driver

1,155

40.7

972,949

52.6

6,059,972

60.2

Train

955

33.7

180,837

9.8

388,012

3.9

Walked only

149

5.3

106,077

5.7

377,043

3.7

Car, as passenger

99

3.5

83,060

4.5

537,638

5.3

Train, bus

60

2.1

80,014

4.3

83,712

0.8

People who travelled to work by public transport

1,103

38.9

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

1,255

44.3

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 40.7%, Train 33.7% and Walked only 5.3%. Other common responses were Car, as passenger 3.5% and Train, bus 2.1%. On the day, 38.9% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 44.3% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

2,819

55.7

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

815

16.1

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

291

5.8

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

579

11.4

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.1% provided care for children and 5.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

1,212

24

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

1,050

20.8

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

336

6.6

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

219

4.3

270,426

8.6

1,746,196

10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 20.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

801

55.1

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

457

31.4

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

131

9

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

66

4.5

20,220

2

97,722

1.7

Of the families in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 31.4% were couple families with children, 55.1% were couple families without children and 9.0% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

10.9

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

89.1

--

84

--

82.4

In Rhodes (State Suburbs) 10.9% of single parents were male and 89.1% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

2,484

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

2,802

--

2,596

--

2,310

--

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,802 and those without children was $2,484.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

400

31.6

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

41

3.2

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

174

13.8

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

291

23

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

62

4.9

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

149

11.8

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

63

5

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

84

6.6

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of couple families, 31.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 13.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

2,171

88.2

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

291

11.8

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 88.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.8% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

198

9.1

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

103

4.7

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

1,838

84.7

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

0

0

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 9.1% were separate houses, 4.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 84.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

16

0.7

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

359

16.5

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

1,284

59.1

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

412

19

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

77

3.5

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

24

1.1

24,718

1.8

143,394

1.8

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

2.1

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

2.3

--

2.7

--

2.6

--

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 16.5% had 1 bedroom, 59.1% had 2 bedrooms and 19.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Tenure

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

289

13.3

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

628

28.9

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

1,208

55.6

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

10

0.5

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

37

1.7

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 13.3% were owned outright, 28.9% were owned with a mortgage and 55.6% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

1,429

65.9

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

483

22.3

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

258

11.9

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of all households, 65.9% were family households, 22.3% were single person households and 11.9% were group households.

Household income

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

21.4

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

17.6

--

16.6

--

11.2

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 21.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 17.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Rent weekly payments

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

560

--

369

--

285

--

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

72.8

--

87.1

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

27.2

--

12.9

--

10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,600

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

85

--

87.9

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

15

--

12.1

--

9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

330

15.2

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

1,254

57.7

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

462

21.3

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

89

4.1

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

37

1.7

39,787

3

234,292

3

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 57.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Source: ABS Census 2011

People — demographics & education

People

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

5,679

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

2,810

49.5

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

2,869

50.5

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

8

0.1

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5


In the 2011 Census, there were 5,679 people in Rhodes (State Suburbs) of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.1% of the population.

Age

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

379

6.7

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

140

2.5

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

99

1.7

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

198

3.5

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

1,055

18.6

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

1,241

21.9

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

929

16.4

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

474

8.3

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

255

4.5

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

219

3.9

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

204

3.6

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

165

2.9

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

102

1.8

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

59

1

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

47

0.8

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

30

0.5

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

31

0.5

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

52

0.9

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

Median age

28

--

35

--

37

--


The median age of people in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was 28 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.9% of the population.

Registered marital status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

2,298

45.4

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

91

1.8

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

209

4.1

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

108

2.1

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

2,352

46.5

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3


Of people in Rhodes (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 6.0% were either divorced or separated.


Median age by registered marital status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

34

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

38

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

46

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

79

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

25

--

26

--

25

--


The median age of married people in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was 34 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

1,878

42.6

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

571

13

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

1,955

44.4

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

33

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

27

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

26

--

31

--

33

--


The median age of people in a registered marriage in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was 33 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 27 years.

Education

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

52

2.4

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

101

4.6

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

26

1.2

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

21

1

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

63

2.9

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

33

1.5

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

38

1.7

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

165

7.6

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

977

44.9

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

97

4.5

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

604

27.7

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

2,177

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--


In Rhodes (State Suburbs) 38.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 6.8% were in primary school, 6.2% in secondary school and 52.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.


People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Chinese

2,002

31.4

938,150

19.2

866,208

3.1

Korean

722

11.3

931,387

19

88,973

0.3

English

631

9.9

352,986

7.2

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

482

7.6

310,704

6.4

7,098,486

25.4

Indian

300

4.7

232,322

4.7

390,894

1.4

The most common ancestries in Rhodes (State Suburbs) were Chinese 31.4%, Korean 11.3%, English 9.9%, Australian 7.6% and Indian 4.7%.

Country of birth

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

1,347

23.7

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

Other top responses

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

1,444

25.4

146,853

3.8

318,969

1.5

Korea, Republic of (South)

650

11.4

129,248

3.3

74,538

0.3

India

219

3.9

86,767

2.2

295,362

1.4

Hong Kong (SAR of China)

183

3.2

77,298

2

74,956

0.3

England

111

2

69,405

1.8

911,593

4.2

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 23.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 25.4%, Korea, Republic of (South) 11.4%, India 3.9%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3.2% and England 2.0%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

4,157

83

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

138

2.8

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

107

2.1

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

609

12.2

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 12.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 83.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

1,950

34.3

1,107,046

28.3

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

956

16.8

684,766

17.5

5,439,268

25.3

Buddhism

462

8.1

576,427

14.7

528,978

2.5

Anglican

299

5.3

205,971

5.3

3,679,907

17.1

Presbyterian and Reformed

285

5

179,360

4.6

599,515

2.8

The most common responses for religion in Rhodes (State Suburbs) were No Religion 34.3%, Catholic 16.8%, Buddhism 8.1%, Anglican 5.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.0%.

Language, top responses (other than English)

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Mandarin

1,238

21.8

176,491

4.5

336,410

1.6

Korean

698

12.3

132,836

3.4

79,787

0.4

Cantonese

453

8

130,452

3.3

263,673

1.2

Hindi

117

2.1

84,568

2.2

111,351

0.5

Arabic

107

1.9

79,322

2

287,174

1.3

English only spoken at home

1,486

26.2

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

1,582

72.9

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Rhodes (State Suburbs) 26.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 21.8%, Korean 12.3%, Cantonese 8.0%, Hindi 2.1% and Arabic 1.9%.

People — employment

Employment

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

2,103

68.3

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

601

19.5

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

133

4.3

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

240

7.8

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

3,077

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--


There were 3,077 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rhodes (State Suburbs). Of these 68.3% were employed full time, 19.5% were employed part-time and 7.8% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

190

6.7

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

248

8.7

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

170

6

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

540

19

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

1,561

55

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3


Of employed people in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 6.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.0% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

31

--

39

--

40

--

Employed part-time

29

--

39

--

40

--


The median age of people employed full-time in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was 31 years and for people who were employed part-time was 29 years.

Occupation

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

1,047

36.9

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Managers

501

17.7

301,857

16.3

1,293,970

12.9

Clerical and Administrative Workers

453

16

247,925

13.4

1,483,558

14.7

Sales Workers

233

8.2

216,894

11.7

942,140

9.4

Technicians and Trades Workers

221

7.8

164,384

8.9

1,425,146

14.2

Community and Personal Service Workers

197

6.9

159,462

8.6

971,897

9.7

Labourers

89

3.1

130,650

7.1

947,608

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

34

1.2

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Rhodes (State Suburbs) included Professionals 36.9%, Managers 17.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Sales Workers 8.2%, and Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%.

Industry of employment, top responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

166

5.9

74,393

4

412,804

4.1

Depository Financial Intermediation

146

5.1

72,555

3.9

148,232

1.5

Computer System Design and Related Services

125

4.4

59,072

3.2

139,409

1.4

Legal and Accounting Services

108

3.8

54,531

2.9

209,182

2.1

Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services

87

3.1

48,110

2.6

89,668

0.9

Of the employed people in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 5.9% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Depository Financial Intermediation 5.1%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.4%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.8% and Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.1%.

Median weekly incomes

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

705

--

634

--

577

--

Family

1,819

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,617

--

1,493

--

1,234

--


The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rhodes (State Suburbs) was $705.

Travel to work, top responses

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Car, as driver

1,155

40.7

972,949

52.6

6,059,972

60.2

Train

955

33.7

180,837

9.8

388,012

3.9

Walked only

149

5.3

106,077

5.7

377,043

3.7

Car, as passenger

99

3.5

83,060

4.5

537,638

5.3

Train, bus

60

2.1

80,014

4.3

83,712

0.8








People who travelled to work by public transport

1,103

38.9

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

1,255

44.3

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Rhodes (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 40.7%, Train 33.7% and Walked only 5.3%. Other common responses were Car, as passenger 3.5% and Train, bus 2.1%. On the day, 38.9% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 44.3% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

2,819

55.7

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

815

16.1

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

291

5.8

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

579

11.4

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.1% provided care for children and 5.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

1,212

24

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

1,050

20.8

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

336

6.6

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

219

4.3

270,426

8.6

1,746,196

10.1


Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 20.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.3% worked 30 hours or more.


Families — family composition

Family composition

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

801

55.1

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

457

31.4

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

131

9

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

66

4.5

20,220

2

97,722

1.7


Of the families in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 31.4% were couple families with children, 55.1% were couple families without children and 9.0% were one parent families.


Single (or lone) parents

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

10.9

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

89.1

--

84

--

82.4


In Rhodes (State Suburbs) 10.9% of single parents were male and 89.1% were female.


Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

2,484

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

2,802

--

2,596

--

2,310

--


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,802 and those without children was $2,484.


Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

400

31.6

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

41

3.2

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

174

13.8

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

291

23

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

62

4.9

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

149

11.8

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

63

5

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

84

6.6

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of couple families, 31.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 13.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.


Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling type

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

2,171

88.2

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

291

11.8

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 88.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.8% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

198

9.1

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

103

4.7

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

1,838

84.7

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

0

0

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9


Of occupied private dwellings in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 9.1% were separate houses, 4.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 84.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.


Number of bedrooms

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

16

0.7

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

359

16.5

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

1,284

59.1

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

412

19

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

77

3.5

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

24

1.1

24,718

1.8

143,394

1.8

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

2.1

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

2.3

--

2.7

--

2.6

--


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 16.5% had 1 bedroom, 59.1% had 2 bedrooms and 19.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.


Tenure

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

289

13.3

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

628

28.9

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

1,208

55.6

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

10

0.5

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

37

1.7

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5


Of occupied private dwellings in Rhodes (State Suburbs), 13.3% were owned outright, 28.9% were owned with a mortgage and 55.6% were rented.


Dwellings — household composition

Household composition

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

1,429

65.9

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

483

22.3

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

258

11.9

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), of all households, 65.9% were family households, 22.3% were single person households and 11.9% were group households.

Household income

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

21.4

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

17.6

--

16.6

--

11.2


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 21.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 17.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.


Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Rent weekly payments

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

560

--

369

--

285

--

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

72.8

--

87.1

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

27.2

--

12.9

--

10.4


Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,600

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

85

--

87.9

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

15

--

12.1

--

9.9


Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.


Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles

Rhodes

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

330

15.2

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

1,254

57.7

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

462

21.3

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

89

4.1

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

37

1.7

39,787

3

234,292

3


In Rhodes (State Suburbs), 57.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.


Source: ABS Census 2011