Rosebery Demographics (TAS) Local Stats

Rosebery (7470) is a suburb of Tasmania, North West, Tasmania. It is about 192 kms from TAS's capital city of Hobart. Rosebery is in the federal electorate of Braddon.

In the 2011 census the population of Rosebery was 922 and is comprised of approximately 46.9% females and 53.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Rosebery is 34 years of age.

82.5% of people living in the suburb of Rosebery were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.7% England, 2.3% New Zealand, 1.1% Scotland, 0.8% South Africa, 0.5% Nepal, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Austria, 0.4% Croatia, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% India.

92.0% of people living in Rosebery speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 0.8% Serbian, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Croatian, 0.3% Other .

The religious makeup of Rosebery is 32.0% No religion, 24.7% Catholic, 19.4% Anglican, 11.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 1.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Other Christian, 1.0% Buddhism, 0.8% Jehovah's Witnesses.

41.2% of people are married, 41.9% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 25 widowed people living in Rosebery.

63.5% of the people living in Rosebery over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.1% are working on a part time basis. Rosebery has an unemployment rate of 6.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Rosebery are 29.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 13.8% Professionals, 12.3% Labourers, 10.3% Community & personal service workers, 8.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 4.5% Sales workers, 4.3% Managers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Rosebery work in are 45.5% Mining, 9.3% Education and training, 7.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.5% Administrative and support services, 4.8% Retail trade, 4.8% Health care and social assistance, 4.8% Manufacturing, 3.5% Public administration and safety, 3.3% Transport, postal and warehousing.

38.3% of homes are fully owned, and 23.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $535 per week and the median household income is $1295 per week.

The median rent in Rosebery is $110 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $650 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Rosebery postcode 7470