Ryde (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA16700
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 427
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 225
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,894
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,275
Median weekly rent $420

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 394 92.3 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 23 5.4 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 10 2.3 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Ryde (C), there were 427 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female.

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Age Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 23 5.4 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 81 18.9 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 97 22.6 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 59 13.8 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 56 13.1 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 46 10.7 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 34 7.9 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 33 7.7 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Ryde (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 24.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 80 24.8 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 12 3.7 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 26 8.1 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 7 2.2 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 197 61.2 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Ryde (C), 24.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 76 27.4 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 42 15.2 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 159 57.4 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Ryde (C), 27.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 4.3 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 59 31.9 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 42 22.7 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 15 8.1 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 54 29.2 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 7 3.8 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ryde (C), 43.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.9% were attending a primary school, 22.7% were attending a secondary school and 37.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 58 18.9 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 34 11.1 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 14 4.6 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 41 13.4 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 71 23.1 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 18 5.9 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 37 12.1 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 26 8.5 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 5 1.6 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 13 4.2 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Ryde (C), 23.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 408 94.9 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ryde (C). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 315 47.9 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 108 16.4 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 74 11.3 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 51 7.8 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 35 5.3 11,704 3.9 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Ryde (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ryde (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 47.9%, English 16.4%, Australian Aboriginal 11.3%, Irish 7.8% and Scottish 5.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 113 50.9 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 65 29.3 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 26 11.7 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 18 8.1 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 102 31.0 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 222 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ryde (C). Of these 50.9% were employed full time, 29.3% were employed part-time and 8.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 56 27.9 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 34 16.9 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 33 16.4 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 30 14.9 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Managers 17 8.5 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Sales Workers 14 7.0 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7
Labourers 9 4.5 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4 2.0 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ryde (C), the most common occupations were Professionals 27.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Managers 8.5%, Sales Workers 7.0%, Labourers 4.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Higher Education 12 7.8 684 1.0 1,885 1.0
Legal Services 8 5.2 464 0.7 1,166 0.6
Primary Education 8 5.2 1,832 2.8 4,897 2.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7 4.5 2,306 3.5 5,542 3.0
Banking 6 3.9 504 0.8 1,125 0.6

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ryde (C), the most common industries of employment were Higher Education 7.8%, Legal Services 5.2%, Primary Education 5.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5% and Banking 3.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 580 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,894 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ryde (C) was $580 and the median weekly household income was $1,894.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 243 75.7 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 85 26.6 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 47 14.7 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 67 20.9 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Ryde (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.6% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Ryde (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 420 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,275 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ryde (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $420 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,275.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 55 25.1 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 64 29.2 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 40 18.3 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 1.4 1,801 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 742 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 3 1.4 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 54 24.7 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Ryde (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 25.1% were a couple family with no children, 30.6% were a couple family with children and 18.3% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 120 54.3 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 41 18.6 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 60 27.1 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Ryde (C) there were 225 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 54.3% were separate houses, 18.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ryde (C) % Ryde (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 46 20.4 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 50 22.2 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 126 56.0 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 1.3 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Ryde (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 20.4% were owned outright, 22.2% were owned with a mortgage and 56.0% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.