Ravensthorpe (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,126 people in Ravensthorpe (S) of these 55.2% were male and 44.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Ravensthorpe (S) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

Of people in Ravensthorpe (S) aged 15 years and over, 56.0% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Ravensthorpe (S) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

In Ravensthorpe (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Ravensthorpe (S) was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Ravensthorpe (S) 24.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.4% were in primary school, 6.2% in secondary school and 9.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ravensthorpe (S) were Australian 32.8%, English 31.9%, Scottish 7.8%, Irish 6.8% and German 2.6%.

In Ravensthorpe (S), 76.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 3.8%, South Africa 2.0%, Scotland 0.6% and Ireland 0.5%.

In Ravensthorpe (S), 63.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Ravensthorpe (S) were No Religion 29.1%, Anglican 22.8%, Catholic 16.2%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1%.

In Ravensthorpe (S) 89.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 1.4%, Filipino 0.4%, Italian 0.2%, German 0.1% and Dutch 0.1%.

Employment

There were 1,108 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ravensthorpe (S). Of these 68.0% were employed full time, 20.3% were employed part-time and 2.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Ravensthorpe (S), 8.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Ravensthorpe (S) was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Ravensthorpe (S) included Managers 24.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.8%, Labourers 10.9%, Professionals 9.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.0% and Sales Workers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Ravensthorpe (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 20.9%, Metal Ore Mining 19.0%, School Education 5.6%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 4.7% and Local Government Administration 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ravensthorpe (S) was $747.

In Ravensthorpe (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.4%, Bus 11.1%, Car, as passenger 8.7%, Walked only 8.1% and Other 3.2%. On the day, 12.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 51.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ravensthorpe (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 7.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.5% 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 Ravensthorpe (S), 21.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ravensthorpe (S), 43.6% were couple families with children, 48.8% were couple families without children and 7.0% were one parent families.

In Ravensthorpe (S) 32.4% of single parents were male and 67.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Ravensthorpe (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,962 and those without children was $2,019.

Employment status of couple families

In Ravensthorpe (S), of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 19.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Ravensthorpe (S), 56.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 43.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ravensthorpe (S), 88.7% were separate houses, 5.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.4% were flats, units or apartments and 4.7% were other dwellings.

In Ravensthorpe (S), of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 15.1% had 2 bedrooms and 44.2% 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 Ravensthorpe (S), 33.1% were owned outright, 18.9% were owned with a mortgage and 43.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Ravensthorpe (S), of all households, 70.3% were family households, 28.3% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Ravensthorpe (S), 24.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.6% 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 Ravensthorpe (S), 30.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Ravensthorpe (S), there were 29 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 13 (or 44.8%) were male and 16 (or 55.2%) were female. The median age was 40 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 Ravensthorpe (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

In Ravensthorpe (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $60 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.