Russells Bridge

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 143 people in Russells Bridge of these 46.2% were male and 53.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Russells Bridge was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.0% of the population.

Of people in Russells Bridge aged 15 years and over, 62.8% were married and 5.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Russells Bridge was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Russells Bridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Russells Bridge was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Russells Bridge 24.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.4% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 25.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Russells Bridge were Australian 32.8%, English 31.6%, Irish 11.9%, Scottish 7.3% and German 4.5%.

In Russells Bridge, 91.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 6.3%.

In Russells Bridge, 70.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Russells Bridge were Catholic 28.7%, No Religion 26.6%, Anglican 19.6%, Presbyterian and Reformed 7.0% and Christian, nfd 6.3%.

In Russells Bridge 97.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 2.1%.

Employment

There were 89 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Russells Bridge. Of these 60.7% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Russells Bridge, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Russells Bridge was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Russells Bridge included Managers 24.1%, Professionals 20.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.2%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%, Labourers 8.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Russells Bridge, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beverage Manufacturing 7.9%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.6%, Hospitals 5.6%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 3.4% and Bakery Product Manufacturing 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Russells Bridge was $790.

In Russells Bridge, on the day of the Census, the only response for methods of travel to work for employed people was Car, as driver 73.9%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Russells Bridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 85.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.6% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.4% 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 Russells Bridge, 29.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Russells Bridge, 38.0% were couple families with children, 62.0% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Russells Bridge 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Russells Bridge, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,083 and those without children was $1,833.

Employment status of couple families

In Russells Bridge, of couple families with children, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 8.7% had both employed part-time and 34.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Russells Bridge, 94.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Russells Bridge, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Russells Bridge, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.5% had 2 bedrooms and 47.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Russells Bridge, 52.8% were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 5.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Russells Bridge, of all households, 84.9% were family households, 15.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Russells Bridge, 7.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 23.5% 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 Russells Bridge, 11.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 55.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Russells Bridge, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Russells Bridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Russells Bridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.