Riverwood

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13371
People 12,103
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 39
Families 3,092
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 4,901
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,014
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $228
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,953 49.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,142 50.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 85 0.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,103 people in Riverwood. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

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Age Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 706 5.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 660 5.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 553 4.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 715 5.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 839 6.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 999 8.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 943 7.8 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 751 6.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 697 5.8 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 748 6.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 852 7.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 835 6.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 757 6.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 577 4.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 481 4.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 402 3.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 336 2.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 259 2.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Riverwood was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,656 45.7 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 397 3.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,089 10.7 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 603 5.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,440 33.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Riverwood aged 15 years and over, 45.7% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,085 43.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 503 5.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,865 51.5 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Riverwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 147 4.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 605 16.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 151 4.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 39 1.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 517 14.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 139 3.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 43 1.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 236 6.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 707 19.4 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 162 4.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 896 24.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Riverwood 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 19.2% in secondary school and 25.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,139 21.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 832 8.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 155 1.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 770 7.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,220 21.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 347 3.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,014 10.0 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 5 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,081 10.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 246 2.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,046 10.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Riverwood, 21.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Chinese 3,893 27.2 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
English 1,500 10.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,464 10.2 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Lebanese 777 5.4 166,591 1.7 230,869 0.7
Irish 448 3.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Riverwood were Chinese 27.2%, English 10.5%, Australian 10.2%, Lebanese 5.4% and Irish 3.1%.

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 Riverwood (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,804 39.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,249 18.6 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Lebanon 347 2.9 57,381 0.8 78,653 0.3
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 338 2.8 42,347 0.6 86,886 0.4
Vietnam 281 2.3 84,130 1.1 219,355 0.9
New Zealand 270 2.2 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Riverwood, 39.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 18.6%, Lebanon 2.9%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.8%, Vietnam 2.3% and New Zealand 2.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,552 70.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 477 3.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 366 3.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,901 15.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Riverwood, 15.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 70.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,009 24.8 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Australia 2,281 18.8 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Lebanon 709 5.9 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8
Vietnam 386 3.2 121,066 1.6 320,208 1.4
Indonesia 366 3.0 40,605 0.5 92,027 0.4

In Riverwood, the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 24.8%, Australia 18.8%, Lebanon 5.9%, Vietnam 3.2% and Indonesia 3.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,005 24.8 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Australia 2,390 19.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Lebanon 703 5.8 129,707 1.7 176,241 0.8
Vietnam 420 3.5 127,352 1.7 335,060 1.4
Indonesia 409 3.4 44,383 0.6 103,023 0.4

In Riverwood, the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 24.8%, Australia 19.8%, Lebanon 5.8%, Vietnam 3.5% and Indonesia 3.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,396 28.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,396 19.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Islam 1,132 9.4 267,659 3.6 604,240 2.6
Not stated 1,073 8.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 816 6.8 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Riverwood were No Religion, so described 28.1%, Catholic 19.9%, Islam 9.4%, Not stated 8.9% and Buddhism 6.8%. In Riverwood, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (48.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,849 15.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 1,509 12.5 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Arabic 1,033 8.5 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Greek 333 2.8 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Vietnamese 326 2.7 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 3,844 31.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,905 62.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Riverwood 31.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 15.3%, Cantonese 12.5%, Arabic 8.5%, Greek 2.8% and Vietnamese 2.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,852 55.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,561 30.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 269 5.2 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 494 9.5 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 5,176 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Riverwood. Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 30.2% were employed part-time and 9.5% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 521 11.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 565 12.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 476 10.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,140 24.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,712 36.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Riverwood, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 922 19.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 695 14.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 599 12.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 551 11.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 506 10.8 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 470 10.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 420 9.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Managers 404 8.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Riverwood included Professionals 19.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Labourers 11.8%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.0% and Managers 8.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 168 3.7 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 151 3.3 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 115 2.5 41,390 1.2 131,908 1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 114 2.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Banking 105 2.3 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Riverwood, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5% and Banking 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 457 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,296 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,014 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Riverwood was $457.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,195 47.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,173 25.1 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 199 4.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 149 3.2 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Walked only 107 2.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,515 32.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,486 53.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Riverwood, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.0%, Train 25.1%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Train, bus 3.2% and Walked only 2.3%. On the day, 32.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,867 57.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,262 22.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,153 11.3 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,151 11.3 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Riverwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.2% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,097 20.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,064 20.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 908 8.9 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 805 7.9 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Riverwood, 20.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 981 31.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,368 44.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 667 21.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 80 2.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Riverwood, 44.2% were couple families with children, 31.7% were couple families without children and 21.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 12.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 87.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Riverwood, 12.8% of single parents were male and 87.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 410 17.5 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 94 4.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 358 15.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 385 16.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 206 8.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 647 27.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 104 4.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 141 6.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Riverwood, of couple families with children, 17.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 15.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,381 94.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 266 5.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Riverwood, 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,742 39.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 551 12.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,016 46.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 55 1.3 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Riverwood, 39.8% were separate houses, 12.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 46.0% were flats or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 97 2.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 437 10.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,476 33.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,555 35.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 663 15.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 155 3.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Riverwood, of occupied private dwellings 10.0% had 1 bedroom, 33.7% had 2 bedrooms and 35.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 874 19.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,035 23.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,283 52.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 47 1.1 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 153 3.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Riverwood, 19.9% were owned outright, 23.6% were owned with a mortgage and 52.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,913 66.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,298 29.5 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 183 4.2 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Riverwood, of all households, 66.3% were family households, 29.5% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

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Household income Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 34.1 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.6 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Riverwood, 34.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 228 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 75.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 24.7 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 920 20.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,797 40.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,016 23.1 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 418 9.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 242 5.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Riverwood, 40.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 990 22.6 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,217 73.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 182 4.1 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Riverwood, 73.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 33 41.2 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 47 58.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 31 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Riverwood, 41.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.7% were female. The median age was 31 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 833 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Riverwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $833.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Riverwood % Riverwood New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 255 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Riverwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $255 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

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.