River Ranch

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 313 people in River Ranch of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.

The median age of people in River Ranch was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

Of people in River Ranch aged 15 years and over, 54.6% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in River Ranch was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In River Ranch, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in River Ranch was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In River Ranch 25.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.2% were in primary school, 26.8% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in River Ranch were Australian 32.4%, English 28.7%, Irish 7.9%, Scottish 6.0% and German 5.6%.

In River Ranch, 82.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.8%, Germany 2.5%, England 2.2%, Thailand 1.3% and United States of America 1.0%.

In River Ranch, 73.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in River Ranch were Anglican 31.2%, No Religion 23.6%, Catholic 13.4%, Uniting Church 7.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8%.

In River Ranch 94.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Thai 1.3% and Fijian 1.0%.

Employment

There were 156 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in River Ranch. Of these 67.3% were employed full time, 16.7% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in River Ranch, 5.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in River Ranch was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in River Ranch included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.4%, Labourers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 11.2%, Managers 7.9%, Professionals 7.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in River Ranch, the most common responses for industry of employment included Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 9.9%, Rail Freight Transport 4.6%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.6%, Basic Chemical Manufacturing 4.0% and Road Freight Transport 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in River Ranch was $578.

In River Ranch, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.6%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Bus 3.9% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In River Ranch, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.8% 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, 21.3% 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 River Ranch, 19.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in River Ranch, 53.0% were couple families with children, 33.7% were couple families without children and 13.3% were one parent families.

In River Ranch 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In River Ranch, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,843 and those without children was $2,833.

Employment status of couple families

In River Ranch, of couple families with children, 20.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 12.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In River Ranch, 94.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in River Ranch, 89.7% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In River Ranch, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 11.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in River Ranch, 38.9% were owned outright, 49.5% were owned with a mortgage and 8.4% were rented.

Household composition

In River Ranch, of all households, 80.6% were family households, 14.3% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

In River Ranch, 16.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 23.0% 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 River Ranch, 19.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In River Ranch, there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 41.7%) were male and 7 (or 58.3%) were female. The median age was 7 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 River Ranch, 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 River Ranch, 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.