Rowes Bay

This is an older community where the typical resident is 69, and 55.8% are seniors. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%. There are very few children, with only 8.7% under 15, which is well below the Australian average.

English ancestry is most common at 43.3%, followed by Australian at 25.5%. About 16.1% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%.

English is the primary language for 82.4% of the community. Only 3.3% of people use another language at home, a figure that is well below the national average of 22.3%.

More than half of residents identify as Christian (55.3%). The proportion of people with no religion is 28.5%, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%.

A small number of residents completed Year 12, at 39.0%, which is far below the national average of 58.8%. However, 16.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure around the middle for its level.

Typical personal weekly income is $597, which is well below the national figure of $805. While typical family income is about the same as the national average at $2,107, typical household income is far below at $853.

Health needs are high here, with 44.4% of people living with a long-term health condition and 22.7% needing help with daily activities. Both figures are far above the national averages of 27.7% and 5.8% respectively.

Military service is common, as 9.3% of residents served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure of 2.8%. Very few people care for children unpaid (10.0%), consistent with the lack of young children in the area.

There are 32 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area. This group has a typical personal income of $433, which is a little below the national figure of $540.

Living arrangements are unusual for the region, with 59.1% of people living alone—far above the national figure of 25.6%. Consequently, homes are small, with a typical size of 1.7 people.

Townhouses and semi-detached homes are the most common, making up 59.6% of dwellings. This explains why separate houses are far less common here than across Australia, where they make up 72.3% of homes.

Many homes have no motor vehicle (24.2%), which is far above the national average of 7.4%. Despite this, 0.0% of the workforce commutes by public transport.

About 34.8% of residents moved here in the last five years, though this is still well below the national figure of 40.7%. There have been no recent arrivals from overseas.

Only 30.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, among those who do work, 64.6% are employed full-time, a rate well above the national average.

While almost all homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, the area is mostly car-dependent. Very few people can walk to groceries (15.5%) or health services (0.0%) within 15 minutes.