Riverton

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 4,666 people were usually resident in Riverton: of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.9% of people usually resident in Riverton were children aged 0-14 years, and 24.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 37 years.

In the 2006 Census, 81.9% of people usually resident in Riverton were Australian citizens, 38.1% were born overseas and 1.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 51.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Riverton were married, 10.8% were either separated or divorced, 4.3% were widowed and 33.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 57.1% of people usually resident in Riverton, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.9%, Malaysia 4.6%, Singapore 3.2%, New Zealand 2.0% and India 1.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Riverton were Catholic 22.9%, No Religion 21.6%, Anglican 15.9%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Buddhism 4.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Riverton were Mandarin 4.9%, Cantonese 4.2%, Sinhalese 1.0%, Persian 0.8% and Bengali 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 73.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,413 people aged 15 years and over in Riverton were in the labour force. Of these 59.5% worked full-time, 30.9% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.9% were unemployed. 1,223 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Riverton were Professionals 22.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Managers 11.4%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Labourers 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Riverton, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.4%, Hospitals 3.8%, Tertiary Education 3.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Riverton, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $479, the median family income was $1,237 and the median household income was $1,063.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,302 families in Riverton: of these 33.6% were couple families without children, 46.3% were couple families with children, 16.9% were one parent families and 3.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 1,785 occupied private dwellings were counted in Riverton.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Riverton, 85.7% were separate houses, 13.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Riverton, 38.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 32.1% were owned with a mortgage and 25.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Riverton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 53.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 40.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Riverton, the median weekly rent was $200. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Riverton, 72.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.2% were group households.