Ruse

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10700712
Total population 5,504
Total dwellings 1,995
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 179
Male 89
Female 88
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 79
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,262
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,647
Median weekly rent $290

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 169 94.4 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 10 5.6 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 179 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 89 50.3 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 88 49.7 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Ruse, there were 179 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 89 (or 50.3%) were male and 88 (or 49.7%) were female.

Age Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 10 5.6 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 52 29.4 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 38 21.5 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 59 33.3 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 15 8.5 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 1.7 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Ruse the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 33 30.0 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 2.7 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 9 8.2 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.7 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 62 56.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Ruse 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 40 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 59 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 59 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 73 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 22 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Ruse for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 40 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 35 32.4 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 16 14.8 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 57 52.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Ruse 32.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 36 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Ruse for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 42 years and in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 7.1 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 38 45.2 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 11 13.1 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 13 15.5 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 7.1 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 10 11.9 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 84 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ruse, 47.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.2% were attending a primary school, 13.1% were attending a secondary school and 22.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 172 98.3 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ruse. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 44 61.1 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 22 30.6 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 4.2 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 4.2 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 72 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 72 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ruse. Of these 61.1% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 4.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 32 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ruse who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 32 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 408 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,262 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ruse was $408 and the median weekly household income was $1,262.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Ruse, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.9 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 290 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,647 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Ruse, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,647.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 77 92.8 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 3.6 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 83 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Ruse there were 83 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.8% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 12.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 34 41.5 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 35 42.7 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 3.7 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Ruse, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.2% were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 42.7% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.