The Rocks Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

The Rocks (2000) is a suburb of Sydney, Sydney City, New South Wales. It is about 1 km from NSW's capital city of Sydney. The Rocks is in the federal electorate of Sydney.

In the 2011 Census the population of The Rocks is 683 and is comprised of 43.2% females and 56.8% males.

The median/average age of the The Rocks population is 40 years of age, 3 years above the Australian average.

32.5% of people living in The Rocks were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.5%, United States of America 2.6%, Hong Kong 2.3%, New Zealand 2.2%, China 1.8%.

47.6% of people speak English as their first language 3.1% Cantonese, 2.8% Spanish, 2.3% Mandarin, 1.6% Japanese, 1.2% French.

The religious make up of The Rocks is 21.5% Catholic, 17.8% No Religion, 9.3% Anglican, 2.8% Buddhism, 2.2% Uniting Church.

35.6% of people are married, 45.3% have never married and 10.8% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 36 widowed people living in The Rocks.

73.4% of the people living in The Rocks are employed full time, 14% are working on a part time basis. The Rocks has an unemployment rate of 5%.

The main occupations of people from The Rocks are Professionals 48.9%, Managers 22.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 4.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.2%, Labourers 3.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 1.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.1%.

The median individual income is $1091.00 per week and the median household income is $1868.00 per week.

17% of homes are fully owned, and 14% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 64.7% of homes are rented.

The median rent in The Rocks is $600 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2409 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for The Rocks postcode 2000