Richmond (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,020 people were counted in Richmond (S): of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Of the total population 3.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S) there were 243 children aged 0-14 years and 216 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), 933 people were Australian citizens, 50 were born overseas and 32 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), 57.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.6% were separated or divorced, 4.6% were widowed and 30.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), 86.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Richmond (S) were New Zealand 1.2%, England 0.8%, Scotland 0.6%, Cook Islands 0.3% and Netherlands 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Richmond (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 31.7%, Catholic 30.7%, Uniting Church 9.2%, No Religion 8.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Netherlandic 0.3%, French 0.3%, Greek 0.3% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 502 people aged 15 years and over in Richmond (S) were in the labour force. Of these 70.1% worked full-time, 22.3% worked part-time, 4.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.2% were unemployed. 219 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 15.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 12.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.8%, Professionals 4.9%, Associate Professionals 4.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Richmond (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 24.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2%, General Construction 3.7%, Education 3.7% and Health Services 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), 228 families were counted: of these, 38.6% were couple families without children, 53.1% were couple families with children, 6.6% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), 376 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Richmond (S), 87.5% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats, units or apartments and 8.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), 43.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 11.4% were being purchased and 18.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 10.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 88.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Richmond (S), 60.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.