Ridgelands

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32451
People 166
Male 55.2%
Female 44.8%
Median age 43
Families 47
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 63
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,446
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,832
Median weekly rent $175
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(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
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 90 55.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 73 44.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 10 6.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 166 people in Ridgelands. Of these 55.2% were male and 44.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.0% of the population.

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Age Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 11 7.0 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 8 5.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 10 6.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 13 8.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 6 3.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 9 5.7 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3 1.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8 5.1 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 6 3.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 25 15.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 7 4.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 14 8.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 9 5.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 18 11.5 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 6 3.8 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4 2.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Ridgelands was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 87 63.5 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 2.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 6 4.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3 2.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 38 27.7 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ridgelands aged 15 years and over, 63.5% were married and 8.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 80 63.0 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 12 9.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 35 27.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Ridgelands, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 7.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 14 35.9 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5 12.8 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 5 12.8 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 7.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 9 23.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Ridgelands 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.0% were in primary school, 47.2% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 13 10.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8 6.4 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 0 0.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 20 16.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 22 17.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 9 7.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 25 20.0 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 21 16.8 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 13 10.4 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ridgelands, 17.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 84 42.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 62 31.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 16 8.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 13 6.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 13 6.5 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Ridgelands were Australian 42.2%, English 31.2%, Scottish 8.0%, Irish 6.5% and German 6.5%.

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

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Country of birth Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 149 93.1 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7

In Ridgelands, 93.1% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4 2.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 9 5.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 8 4.7 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 139 82.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Ridgelands, 82.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 143 92.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 4 2.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Zambia 3 1.9 1,304 0.0 6,354 0.0

In Ridgelands, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 92.9%, England 2.6% and Zambia 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 144 90.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 7 4.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6

In Ridgelands, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 90.0% and England 4.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 43 27.0 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 41 25.8 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 24 15.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 16 10.1 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3
Uniting Church 13 8.2 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Ridgelands were Catholic 27.0%, Anglican 25.8%, No Religion, so described 15.1%, Presbyterian and Reformed 10.1% and Uniting Church 8.2%. In Ridgelands, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (83.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 158 97.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 0 0.0 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Ridgelands 97.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 59 64.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 26 28.6 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3 3.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3 3.3 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ridgelands. Of these 64.8% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 9 9.9 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5 5.5 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 11 12.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 14 15.4 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 49 53.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ridgelands, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 18 20.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 18 20.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 11 12.2 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 10 11.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 10.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Professionals 8 8.9 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 7 7.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 5 5.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Ridgelands included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.0%, Labourers 20.0%, Managers 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.0%, Professionals 8.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 13 21.7 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Coal Mining 4 6.7 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Site Preparation Services 4 6.7 8,742 0.4 37,091 0.3
Local Government Administration 4 6.7 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Secondary Education 4 6.7 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Ridgelands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 21.7%, Coal Mining 6.7%, Site Preparation Services 6.7%, Local Government Administration 6.7% and Secondary Education 6.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 657 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,562 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,446 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ridgelands was $657.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 60 70.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 11 12.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 3 3.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Other 3 3.5 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 59 72.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Ridgelands, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.6%, Worked at home 12.9%, Car, as passenger 3.5% and Other 3.5%. 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 72.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 104 76.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 34 24.6 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 8 6.0 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 35 26.3 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Ridgelands, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 6.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.3% 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
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 30 21.9 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 39 28.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 17 12.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 19 13.9 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ridgelands, 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 27 56.2 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 21 43.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 0 0.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ridgelands, 43.8% were couple families with children, 56.2% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 0.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Ridgelands, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% 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
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 18 42.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 9.5 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 6 14.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3 7.1 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 7.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 4 9.5 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 9.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 0 0.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Ridgelands, of couple families with children, 42.9% had both partners employed full-time, 9.5% had both employed part-time and 14.3% 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 Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 56 93.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4 6.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Ridgelands, 93.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 56 100.0 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

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

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 4.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 14 22.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 22 34.9 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 24 38.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ridgelands, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 22.2% had 2 bedrooms and 34.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 28 47.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 21 35.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 7 11.9 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 5.1 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ridgelands, 47.5% were owned outright, 35.6% were owned with a mortgage and 11.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 49 89.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 6 10.9 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Ridgelands, of all households, 89.1% were family households, 10.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Ridgelands, 18.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.3% 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 Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 175 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 12.8 -- 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 Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,832 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.4 -- 6.4 -- 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 Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 7 12.3 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 25 43.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 25 43.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Ridgelands, 12.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 43.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 12 20.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 47 79.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Ridgelands, 79.7% 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.
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 4 57.1 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 42.9 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 11 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Ridgelands, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 11 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
Ridgelands % Ridgelands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Ridgelands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Ridgelands, 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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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.