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Rockville

Rockville occupies approximately 2.1 square kilometres to the north of the Central Business District. Bordered by Hogg Street to the North, Tor to the West, Mort to the East and Clearview Street Park to the south, Rockville has a population of 3300 people. The suburb has a medium population density of around 1600 people per square kilometre.

The average age of people living in this suburb is 35 years which is younger than the national average of 37 but equal to the average age of people living in Toowoomba. 20.8 per cent of people living in Rockville are under 15 years of age and 15.4 per cent are between 15 and 24 years of age. 36.9 per cent are aged 25 to 54. Rockville seems to have a lack of people of prime working age (between 25 and 54) compared to Australia however this is consistent with the lack of people in this age group throughout the whole of Toowoomba. Indigenous persons make up 5.4 per cent of the people living in Rockville.

Only 6.2 per cent of people living in Rockville were born overseas, which is low compared to the national average of 22.2 per cent and also low compared to other suburbs of Toowoomba. In fact, Rockville has the lowest percentage of people born overseas in Toowoomba. England born people make up 1.5 per cent of the Rockville population while one per cent were born in New Zealand.

The median income in Rockville is $388 per week for an individual, $763 per week per household, and $921 per family per week. These incomes are fairly low compared to the national average. They are also below the Toowoomba averages. The average income in Toowoomba is $429 per week for an individual. There is 5.9 per cent unemployment in this suburb compared to the national average of 5.2 per cent and the Toowoomba average of 5.1 per cent. The unemployment in Rockville is therefore a little higher than average.

Of the employed people in Rockville, the most popular occupations are Technicians and Trades Workers (18.9%), followed by Labourers (18.3%). Clerical and Administrative Workers make up 13.7 per cent of the employed people in this suburb. Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing is a popular industry for the employed people of Rockville. 5.3 per cent of people are employed in this industry. This is compared to 0.5 per cent of people in Australia and 2.6 per cent in the whole of Toowoomba. The next most popular industries are Hospitals (4.3%) and School Education (4%).

The median rent in Rockville is $165 per week which is below the Toowoomba average of $175. Rent in Rockville is similarly priced to Drayton, Harlaxton, Newtown and North Toowoomba and South Toowoomba. Toowoomba City has the cheapest rents at around $145 per week.

The average household size in Rockville is 2.5 people which is average compared to Toowoomba and the whole of Australia. 32 per cent of the homes in Rockville are fully owned, 30 per cent are being purchased and 37.6 per cent are being rented. This is a high level of renting in this suburb compared to the rest of Australia (27.2%) and a little higher when compared to Toowoomba generally (35.2%). A large proportion of the rented homes in this suburb are being rented from a Housing Authority (22.2%) compared to 10.1 per cent of homes in Toowoomba. Only Harlaxton has a higher proportion of Housing Authority rented homes at 22.3 per cent.

Of the 853 families living in Rockville, almost one quarter are one parent families (23.2%) which is high compared to the national average of 15.8 per cent and the Toowoomba average of 17.8 per cent.

Sources2006 Census QuickStats: Rockville (Toowoomba City) (State Suburb) (2007). Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au