5.5 Work and study

Single or lone person households

Group households

Average people per household Average people per household Average people per household Average people per household (No.) (No.) (No.) (No.)

Average bedrooms per dwelling Average bedrooms per dwelling Average bedrooms per dwelling Average bedrooms per dwelling (No.) (No.) (No.) (No.) Source: ABS Census 14.2 5.2 2.8 2.3

1.2 1.4 22.6 4.3 2.6 2.62.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7

1.3 1.31.3 1.3 2.7 2.6 3.0

In 2011 the residential community in Rhodes Peninsula was characterised by: • Slightly larger households than those in the wider City of Canada Bay and Inner West, but slightly smaller than those in SydnSlightly larger households than those in the wider City of Canada Bay and Inner West, but slightly smaller than those in SydnSlightly larger households than those in the wider City of Canada Bay and Inner West, but slightly smaller than those in SydnSlightly larger households than those in the wider City of Canada Bay and Inner West, but slightly smaller than those in Sydney ey ey ey as asas as a whole. a whole. a whole. a whole. The average household size ranged in size from 2.8 persons in Rhodes to 2.3 persons in Liberty Grove, with an average household size across the Peninsula of 2.6 persons. This compares with 2.5, 2.5 and 2.7 persons per household respectively, in the City of Canada Bay, Inner Western Sydney and Sydney.

• A comparable proportion of family households and a slightly lower proportion of lone person households,A comparable proportion of family households and a slightly lower proportion of lone person households,A comparable proportion of family households and a slightly lower proportion of lone person households,A comparable proportion of family households and a slightly lower proportion of lone person households, when compared to the City of Canada Bay and Inner West, and slightly lower than in wider Sydney. Rhodes and Liberty Grove are characterised by a mix of household types (69.3% families, 20.4% lone person, 10.2% group). In 2011, couples without children were the dominant household type in Rhodes Peninsula making up approximately 48.1% of all households, but closely followed by 37.4% couples with children (with another 10.2% one parent families, and 4% other households). In addition: o Couples with children represented more than half of all families in Liberty Grove (52.8%), compared with 31.4% in Rhodes. Whereas, couples without children made up over half of all family types in Rhodes (55.1%), and 30.8% in Liberty Grove. o There was a larger proportion of one parent families in Liberty Grove (13.5%) compared to Rhodes (9.0%). o Other families made up 4.5% of all families in Rhodes, around double the rate in the City of Canada Bay, and higher than in the other comparison locations. o There was a much higher proportion of group households (10.2%) in the Peninsula, compared with the City of Canada Bay (5.3%) and Inner Western Sydney (6.4%).

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Table 4: Work and study profile – Rhodes Peninsula and comparison areas (2011) Rhodes Liberty Grove Rhodes Rhodes Rhodes Rhodes Peninsula Peninsula Peninsula Peninsula City of Canada Inner Western Sydney Sydney

Income: Income: Income: Income: High income households (ie $2500+ per week) (%) Median household income (weekly $) Persons 15+ attending Persons 15+ attending Persons 15+ attending Persons 15+ attending education education education education institutions (%)* institutions (%)* institutions (%)* institutions (%)* Highest education qualification Highest education qualification Highest education qualification Highest education qualification achieved: achieved: achieved: achieved: Bachelor or Higher degree (percentage of persons 15+ with a qualification)

31.5 35.1 $1,617 $1,924 52.6 31.6

2,298 (61.3)

773 (64.4)

32.6 32.6 32.6 32.6 33.4 29.9 23.6 $1,770 $1,770 $1,770 $1,770 $1,817 $1,662 $1,447 47.7 47.7 47.7 47.7 30.6 34.1 26.8

3,071 3,071 3,071 3,071 (62.1 (62.1 (62.1 (62.1) )) ) 20,409 (49.2) 76,544 (52.3) 856,094 (40.5)

Employment: Employment: Employment: Employment: (percentage of people 15+) 2,835 (56.1) 1,102 (67.0) 3937 3937 3937 3937 (58.8 (58.8 (58.8 (58.8) )) ) 38,681 (61.4) 135,064 (61.2)

Unemployed (percentage of labour force) 240 (7.8)

58 (5.0) 298 298 298 298 (7.0 (7.0 (7.0 (7.0) )) ) 1,741 (4.3) 7,379 (5.2)

Labour force participation (percentage of people 15+) 3,075 (60.8) 1,160 (70.6) 4,235 4,235 4,235 4,235 ( (( (63.2 63.2 63.2 63.2) )) ) 40,422 (64.1) 142,443 (64.5)

Source: ABS Census *As a % of persons attending an educational institution (including Universities and Technical or Further Educational Institutions) 2,063,267 (58.1) 125,586 (5.7) 2,188,853 (61.7)