Riverside (Tas.)

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60557
People 7,326
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 40
Families 2,015
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 3,056
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,519
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,440
Median weekly rent (b) $300
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 3,547 48.5 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 3,772 51.5 283,804 50.9 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 178 2.4 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 6,914 94.4 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 226 3.1 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 40 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 381 5.2 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 447 6.1 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 465 6.4 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 501 6.9 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 364 5.0 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 448 6.1 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 481 6.6 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 494 6.8 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 410 5.6 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 423 5.8 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 440 6.0 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 423 5.8 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 457 6.3 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 466 6.4 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 371 5.1 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 338 4.6 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 190 2.6 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 210 2.9 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 3,010 49.9 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 185 3.1 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 583 9.7 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 350 5.8 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,907 31.6 167,621 36.1 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,716 49.3 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 603 10.9 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 2,195 39.8 175,696 42.2 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.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 90 4.4 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 478 23.4 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 66 3.2 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 118 5.8 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 663 32.5 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 367 18.0 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 40 2.0 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 141 6.9 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 552 27.1 32,170 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 182 8.9 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 259 12.7 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 442 21.7 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 63 3.1 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 234 11.5 30,895 20.0 1,456,618 19.0

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

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,614 26.8 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 585 9.7 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 230 3.8 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 867 14.4 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 696 11.5 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 259 4.3 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 857 14.2 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 6 0.1 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 398 6.6 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 150 2.5 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 11 0.2 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 367 6.1 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English 3,101 42.3 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 2,939 40.1 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 743 10.1 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 697 9.5 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Dutch 412 5.6 11,838 2.1 381,948 1.5

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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 5,831 79.6 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 286 3.9 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
India 126 1.7 6,137 1.1 673,352 2.6
Nepal 95 1.3 6,219 1.1 122,506 0.5
New Zealand 71 1.0 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 69 0.9 6,830 1.2 549,618 2.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,558 21.3 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 487 6.6 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 318 4.3 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 4,643 63.4 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 322 4.4 31,575 5.7 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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 4,979 68.0 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 513 7.0 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
Netherlands 208 2.8 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7
India 158 2.2 7,562 1.4 935,066 3.7
Nepal 110 1.5 6,332 1.1 140,364 0.6

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.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 5,143 70.2 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 487 6.6 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
Netherlands 174 2.4 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6
India 155 2.1 7,496 1.3 917,541 3.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 108 1.5 8,022 1.4 787,673 3.1

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.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,381 46.2 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 901 12.3 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 863 11.8 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Christian, nfd 398 5.4 13,986 2.5 688,440 2.7
Presbyterian and Reformed 322 4.4 8,240 1.5 414,882 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 Riverside (Tas.), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (48.6%) (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.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Nepali 98 1.3 7,248 1.3 133,068 0.5
Mandarin 87 1.2 8,129 1.5 685,274 2.7
Punjabi 67 0.9 2,556 0.5 239,033 0.9
Spanish 43 0.6 1,571 0.3 171,370 0.7
Cantonese 34 0.5 1,536 0.3 295,281 1.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 6,385 87.2 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 298 10.6 20,434 9.4 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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,722 61.7 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,111 35.0 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 200 3.3 24,299 5.2 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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,962 52.7 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,391 37.4 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 199 5.3 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 173 4.6 16,058 5.9 646,442 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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 160 4.5 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 585 16.5 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 483 13.6 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 324 9.1 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 746 21.0 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 667 18.8 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 546 15.4 40,354 15.8 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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Professionals 902 25.4 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 482 13.6 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 482 13.6 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 411 11.6 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 393 11.1 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 351 9.9 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Labourers 296 8.3 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 175 4.9 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 198 5.6 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 134 3.8 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Primary Education 119 3.4 6,657 2.6 265,249 2.2
Takeaway Food Services 110 3.1 4,683 1.8 232,691 1.9
Aged Care Residential Services 103 2.9 6,896 2.7 258,274 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $776 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,942 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,519 N/A $1,358 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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,508 70.7 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 187 5.3 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 47 1.3 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 27 0.8 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
Motorbike/scooter 18 0.5 1,139 0.4 49,683 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 413 11.6 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 232 6.5 20,330 8.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 54 1.5 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 2,730 76.9 179,530 70.5 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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 4,404 73.0 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,751 29.1 119,193 25.6 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) 723 12.0 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,191 19.8 83,646 18.0 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,280 21.2 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,792 29.7 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 788 13.1 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 541 9.0 41,900 9.0 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.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 833 11.4 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 649 8.9 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 239 3.3 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 82 1.1 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 341 4.7 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 312 4.3 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 84 1.1 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 160 2.2 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 796 10.9 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 105 1.4 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 675 9.2 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 4,171 56.9 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 450 6.1 43,649 7.8 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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 4,480 61.2 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,593 21.7 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 509 6.9 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 292 4.0 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 450 6.1 43,649 7.8 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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 12 0.2 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 210 3.5 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 5,584 92.6 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 216 3.6 25,336 5.4 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.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 864 42.9 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 820 40.7 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 302 15.0 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 27 1.3 2,122 1.4 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 15.9 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 84.4 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 325 19.3 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 88 5.2 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 436 25.8 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 174 10.3 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 131 7.8 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 382 22.6 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 92 5.5 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 60 3.6 5,755 4.7 253,286 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) 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,817 95.0 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 143 4.8 29,185 11.8 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) 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,677 95.0 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 31 1.1 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 107 3.8 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,389 0.6 54,711 0.6

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Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 3 0.1 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 112 4.0 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 527 18.7 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,170 41.6 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 976 34.7 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 26 0.9 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 102 3.6 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 977 34.7 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 1,019 36.2 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 696 24.7 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 23 0.8 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 1,981 70.2 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 773 27.4 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 68 2.4 7,429 3.4 361,822 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) 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,076 38.2 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 989 35.1 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 699 24.8 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 29 1.0 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 22 0.8 3,403 1.6 136,538 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.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.4 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.2 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

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

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 300 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 447 63.9 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 198 28.3 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 53 7.6 5,459 9.5 259,992 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.

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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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,440 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 814 82.3 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 88 8.9 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 91 9.2 8,167 11.3 374,734 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 92 51.4 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 87 48.6 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

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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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,447 N/A 1,370 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.

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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 		Riverside (Tas.) % Riverside (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 300 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,500 N/A 1,300 N/A 1,721 N/A

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

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