City of Rockdale
Demographics

City of Rockdale

Section Title: Demographics
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Selected historical census data for Rockdale local government area

Census year	2001	2006	2011

Population	Estimated residents on Census night	87,657	92,126	97,340

LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales

% of New South Wales population	1.41%

% of Australian population	0.47%	0.46%	0.45%

Cultural and language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Australian	12.4%

English	12.2%

Chinese	10.0%

Greek	9.2%

Lebanese	6.1%

Language, top responses (other than English)	Greek	9.7%	9.4%	9.2%

Arabic	8.3%	9.0%	9.0%

Mandarin	3.2%	4.3%	5.1%

Macedonian	6.3%	5.4%	5.0%

Cantonese	4.5%	4.5%	4.6%

Religious affiliation

Religious affiliation, top responses	Catholic	25.6%	24.2%	23.3%

Eastern Orthodox	19.2%	18.9%	18.3%

No religion	9.5%	11.2%	13.7%

Islam	8.2%	9.7%	10.6%

Anglican	12.9%	10.3%	8.6%

Median weekly incomes

Personal income	Median weekly personal income	A$457	A$555

% of Australian median income	98.1%	96.2%

Family income	Median weekly family income	A$1,035	A$1,443

% of Australian median income	100.8%	97.4%

Household income	Median weekly household income	A$1,163	A$1,276

% of Australian median income	99.3%	103.4%

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At the 2011 Census, there were 97,340 people in the Rockdale local government area.

final_sentence: At the 2011 Census, there were 97,340 people in the Rockdale local government area.