White Rock (Cairns - Qld)

22.0% of White Rock (Cairns - Qld)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

1,209 family households lived in White Rock (Cairns - Qld); 35.2% were couple families and 25.0% were one-parent families.

42.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

White Rock (Cairns - Qld) had 4,918 residents at the 2021 Census.

26.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

27.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Separate houses made up 74.1% of occupied private dwellings in White Rock (Cairns - Qld).

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 13.9% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 10.0% of occupied private dwellings.

24.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

37.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.

38.0% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

The average household in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 27.1% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 33.6%, while 24.3% had four or more usual residents.

8.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

61.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

1.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.2% walked or cycled.

7.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

One-car households formed 38.0% of the total.

55.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

56.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.9% reported a different address.

17.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

75.4% of residents used only English at home.

13.5% used a language other than English at home.

0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.

17.8% of White Rock (Cairns - Qld)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.2% was born in Australia.

0.2% of residents were born in China.

0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.7%.

English ancestry accounted for 29.8% of ancestry responses in White Rock (Cairns - Qld).

Australian ancestry made up 30.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 1.7% of responses.

13.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Managers accounted for 8.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.1%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.9% of workers, and education and training employed 7.5%.

The labour-force participation rate was 57.0%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

30.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.4% worked part time.

Unemployment was 7.6%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

55.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.7% reported asthma, 8.3% arthritis and 5.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

14.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.3% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.9%.

Median household income was $1,396 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,343.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $340 per week.

Working from home was 8.0% in White Rock (Cairns - Qld), compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 24.4% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 38.0% in White Rock (Cairns - Qld), against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.