Rivervale

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50500404
Total population 8,403
Total dwellings 4,114
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 266
Male 110
Female 156
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 103
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $753
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $160

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 253 95.1 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 13 4.9 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 266 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 110 41.4 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 156 58.6 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Rivervale, there were 266 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 110 (or 41.4%) were male and 156 (or 58.6%) were female.

Age Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 27 10.1 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 54 20.1 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 55 20.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 101 37.7 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 7.5 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 11 4.1 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Rivervale the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 25 13.5 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 9 4.9 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 15 8.1 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 4.3 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 128 69.2 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Rivervale 13.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 52 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 60 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Rivervale for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 17 10.7 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 20 12.6 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 122 76.7 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Rivervale 10.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 49 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Rivervale for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 43 years and in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

Education Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 30 31.6 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 21 22.1 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5 5.3 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 39 41.1 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 95 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rivervale, 36.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.6% were attending a primary school, 22.1% were attending a secondary school and 5.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 9 3.4 95 0.1 5,150 0.9
Wiradjuri 4 1.5 3 0.0 136 0.0
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English only spoken at home 245 91.8 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rivervale. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3.4% and Wiradjuri 1.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 33 40.7 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 17 21.0 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 9.9 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 23 28.4 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 81 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 81 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rivervale. Of these 40.7% were employed full time, 21.0% were employed part-time and 28.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rivervale who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 373 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 753 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Rivervale was $373 and the median weekly household income was $753.

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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
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Rivervale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 160 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Rivervale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 62 60.8 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 14.7 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 25 24.5 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 102 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Rivervale there were 102 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 60.8% were separate houses, 14.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 24.5% 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
Rivervale % Rivervale Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 15 14.7 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 78 76.5 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 9 8.8 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Rivervale, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 14.7% were owned with a mortgage and 76.5% were rented.

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