Richmond Valley (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 22,037 people in Richmond Valley (A) of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Richmond Valley (A) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.6% of the population.

Of people in Richmond Valley (A) aged 15 years and over, 47.6% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Richmond Valley (A) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Richmond Valley (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Richmond Valley (A) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Richmond Valley (A) 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Richmond Valley (A) were Australian 35.6%, English 31.4%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 6.6% and German 3.1%.

In Richmond Valley (A), 88.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, New Zealand 0.8%, Philippines 0.4%, Netherlands 0.3% and Scotland 0.3%.

In Richmond Valley (A), 84.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Richmond Valley (A) were Catholic 27.4%, Anglican 26.3%, No Religion 16.8%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.6% and Uniting Church 5.7%.

In Richmond Valley (A) 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.3%, Dutch 0.1%, German 0.1%, Tagalog 0.1% and Filipino 0.1%.

Employment

There were 8,800 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Richmond Valley (A). Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 8.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Richmond Valley (A), 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Richmond Valley (A) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Richmond Valley (A) included Labourers 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Managers 12.5%, Professionals 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.4%.

Of the employed people in Richmond Valley (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 7.2%, School Education 5.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.6% and Residential Care Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Richmond Valley (A) was $407.

In Richmond Valley (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.5%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Walked only 4.4%, Truck 2.1% and Bicycle 1.2%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Richmond Valley (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Richmond Valley (A), 24.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Richmond Valley (A), 36.7% were couple families with children, 42.4% were couple families without children and 19.5% were one parent families.

In Richmond Valley (A) 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Richmond Valley (A), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,684 and those without children was $1,412.

Employment status of couple families

In Richmond Valley (A), of couple families with children, 16.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 17.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Richmond Valley (A), 89.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Richmond Valley (A), 84.4% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.7% were flats, units or apartments and 2.3% were other dwellings.

In Richmond Valley (A), of occupied private dwellings 4.0% had 1 bedroom, 19.6% had 2 bedrooms and 46.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Richmond Valley (A), 38.2% were owned outright, 29.2% were owned with a mortgage and 28.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Richmond Valley (A), of all households, 69.5% were family households, 28.1% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Richmond Valley (A), 36.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Richmond Valley (A), 38.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Richmond Valley (A), there were 1,453 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 696 (or 47.9%) were male and 757 (or 52.1%) were female. The median age was 19 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Richmond Valley (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $761.

In Richmond Valley (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $205 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.