River Heads

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,295 people in River Heads of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in River Heads was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

Of people in River Heads aged 15 years and over, 55.3% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in River Heads was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In River Heads, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in River Heads was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In River Heads 24.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.3% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 14.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in River Heads were English 32.8%, Australian 31.4%, Scottish 8.3%, Irish 7.7% and German 5.8%.

In River Heads, 78.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 4.0%, Netherlands 0.9%, Scotland 0.9% and Philippines 0.5%.

In River Heads, 66.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in River Heads were No Religion 28.0%, Anglican 25.9%, Catholic 16.3%, Uniting Church 7.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.2%.

In River Heads 95.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Finnish 0.4%, German 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, Tagalog 0.3% and Japanese 0.3%.

Employment

There were 525 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in River Heads. Of these 47.8% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 13.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in River Heads, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in River Heads included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.2%, Labourers 14.8%, Professionals 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.7% and Managers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in River Heads, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 5.1%, Residential Care Services 5.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.6% and Accommodation 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in River Heads was $397.

In River Heads, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.5%, Car, as passenger 7.4%, Walked only 1.8%, Truck 1.6% and Other 0.9%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In River Heads, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.0% provided care for children and 15.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% 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 River Heads, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in River Heads, 32.4% were couple families with children, 54.5% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

In River Heads 20.8% of single parents were male and 79.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In River Heads, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,221.

Employment status of couple families

In River Heads, of couple families with children, 10.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% 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 Heads, 82.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in River Heads, 97.9% were separate houses, 0.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In River Heads, of occupied private dwellings 1.2% had 1 bedroom, 17.0% had 2 bedrooms and 41.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in River Heads, 38.5% were owned outright, 31.6% were owned with a mortgage and 28.5% were rented.

Household composition

In River Heads, of all households, 78.1% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In River Heads, 33.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.9% 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 Heads, 38.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In River Heads, there were 42 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 24 (or 57.1%) were male and 18 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 36 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 Heads, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In River Heads, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $975.