Richmond - Tweed

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 112
People 257,061
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 46
Families 67,549
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 117,385
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,329
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent (b) $380
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 124,435 48.4 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 132,624 51.6 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

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Indigenous status
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 11,809 4.6 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 227,336 88.4 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 17,916 7.0 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 46 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 12,261 4.8 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 14,602 5.7 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 15,957 6.2 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 13,741 5.3 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 11,273 4.4 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 12,025 4.7 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 13,736 5.3 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 14,970 5.8 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 15,028 5.8 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 16,607 6.5 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 16,572 6.4 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 17,906 7.0 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 19,593 7.6 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 18,786 7.3 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 16,454 6.4 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 11,383 4.4 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 7,835 3.0 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 8,337 3.2 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 90,768 42.4 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 7,621 3.6 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 25,962 12.1 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 13,892 6.5 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 75,997 35.5 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 81,301 42.9 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 25,201 13.3 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 83,185 43.9 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 4,573 6.3 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 11,644 15.9 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 4,576 6.3 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 2,734 3.7 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 18,989 26.0 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 8,068 11.0 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 4,369 6.0 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 2,613 3.6 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 15,074 20.6 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 6,121 8.4 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 6,779 9.3 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 12,913 17.7 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 1,603 2.2 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 19,928 27.3 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 42,985 20.1 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 20,404 9.5 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 8,059 3.8 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 32,713 15.3 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 25,836 12.1 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 7,774 3.6 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 29,022 13.5 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 204 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 22 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 17,158 8.0 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 6,297 2.9 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 477 0.2 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 23,268 10.9 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 109,828 42.7 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 96,106 37.4 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 36,307 14.1 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 30,386 11.8 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
German 12,132 4.7 242,546 3.0 1,026,138 4.0

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 201,191 78.3 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 9,851 3.8 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 5,234 2.0 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
Germany 1,458 0.6 28,921 0.4 101,255 0.4
United States of America 1,391 0.5 34,832 0.4 101,309 0.4
Philippines 1,216 0.5 106,930 1.3 293,892 1.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 42,569 16.6 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 17,795 6.9 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 12,996 5.1 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 162,986 63.4 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 20,722 8.1 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 176,537 68.7 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 17,192 6.7 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 7,203 2.8 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
Scotland 2,672 1.0 69,657 0.9 272,233 1.1
Italy 2,374 0.9 130,127 1.6 477,065 1.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 181,515 70.6 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 15,463 6.0 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 6,965 2.7 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
Germany 2,376 0.9 48,367 0.6 173,712 0.7
Scotland 2,224 0.9 60,233 0.7 241,428 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 111,381 43.3 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 46,582 18.1 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 34,141 13.3 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 23,503 9.1 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Presbyterian and Reformed 7,588 3.0 153,481 1.9 414,882 1.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Richmond - Tweed, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (48.5%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 1,225 0.5 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
German 1,165 0.5 20,161 0.2 70,247 0.3
Portuguese 957 0.4 30,258 0.4 67,327 0.3
Italian 926 0.4 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
French 910 0.4 23,574 0.3 70,740 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 223,964 87.1 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 7,282 7.4 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 116,412 54.3 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 81,279 37.9 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 16,551 7.7 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 55,373 47.6 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 47,194 40.5 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 8,307 7.1 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 5,533 4.8 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 6,071 5.5 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 19,760 17.8 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 16,019 14.4 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 11,414 10.3 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 20,370 18.4 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 18,457 16.6 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 16,539 14.9 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 22,720 20.5 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 15,658 14.1 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 15,159 13.7 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 14,923 13.5 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 12,850 11.6 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 12,012 10.8 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 10,089 9.1 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5,432 4.9 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5,286 4.8 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Aged Care Residential Services 3,619 3.3 80,859 2.2 258,274 2.1
Other Social Assistance Services 3,374 3.0 87,430 2.4 278,221 2.3
Cafes and Restaurants 3,144 2.8 72,942 2.0 268,005 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3,067 2.8 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $682 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,700 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,329 N/A $1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 65,659 59.2 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 4,298 3.9 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 3,324 3.0 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Truck 1,074 1.0 26,390 0.7 76,657 0.6
Bicycle 1,016 0.9 14,466 0.4 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 14,238 12.8 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 18,177 16.4 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 618 0.6 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 70,702 63.8 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 148,974 69.5 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 52,123 24.3 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 28,517 13.3 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 35,004 16.3 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 40,216 18.8 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 60,000 28.0 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 29,130 13.6 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 19,625 9.2 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 27,663 10.8 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 21,629 8.4 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 9,670 3.8 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 2,528 1.0 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 10,712 4.2 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 13,111 5.1 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 3,054 1.2 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 7,000 2.7 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 25,565 9.9 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 3,313 1.3 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 21,642 8.4 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 139,808 54.4 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 26,236 10.2 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 149,700 58.2 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 53,168 20.7 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 17,954 7.0 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 10,004 3.9 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 26,236 10.2 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 250 0.1 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 6,670 3.1 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 190,488 88.9 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 16,834 7.9 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 29,885 44.2 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 24,235 35.9 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 12,498 18.5 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 927 1.4 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.1 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.9 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 8,871 16.4 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 3,997 7.4 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 11,316 20.9 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 4,986 9.2 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 4,158 7.7 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 14,653 27.1 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 3,661 6.8 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 2,478 4.6 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 98,479 90.5 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 10,386 9.5 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 73,590 74.7 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 14,791 15.0 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 7,760 7.9 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 1,986 2.0 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 874 0.9 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 5,362 5.4 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 20,084 20.4 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 40,364 41.0 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 30,056 30.5 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,735 1.8 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 4,998 5.1 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 36,511 37.1 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 36,525 37.1 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 18,676 19.0 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,771 1.8 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 65,722 66.7 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 28,401 28.8 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 4,357 4.4 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 39,865 40.5 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 28,943 29.4 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 25,519 25.9 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 2,391 2.4 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 1,768 1.8 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 21.8 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 15.1 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 380 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 11,516 45.1 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 11,448 44.9 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 2,555 10.0 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 20,507 70.9 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 4,832 16.7 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 3,597 12.4 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,788 49.0 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 6,021 51.0 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,453 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Richmond - Tweed % Richmond - Tweed New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 350 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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