Russell Vale

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,233 people were counted in Russell Vale: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 1.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale there were 258 children aged 0-14 years and 302 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, 1,124 people were Australian citizens, 186 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, 55.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.2% were separated or divorced, 7.6% were widowed and 27.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, 80.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Russell Vale were England 5.4%, Scotland 1.1%, Italy 1.0%, Germany 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Russell Vale on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 28.5%, Catholic 20.3%, No Religion 13.3%, Uniting Church 11.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Macedonian 1.3%, Italian 1.2%, German 0.7%, Greek 0.6% and Netherlandic 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 554 people aged 15 years and over in Russell Vale were in the labour force. Of these 59.0% worked full-time, 31.4% worked part-time, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.1% were unemployed. 386 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 9.2%, Associate Professionals 6.9%, Professionals 5.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.2%, Managers and Administrators 2.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Russell Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 4.4%, Health Services 4.2%, Food Retailing 3.7%, Metal Product Manufacturing 3.4% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, 348 families were counted: of these, 37.1% were couple families without children, 46.8% were couple families with children, 14.7% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, 469 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Russell Vale, 78.9% were separate houses, 14.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, 47.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.2% were being purchased and 20.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 36.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 42.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Russell Vale, 73.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.5% were single (or lone) person households and 4.3% were group households.