South Riana

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 449 people in South Riana of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.8% of the population.

The median age of people in South Riana was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.5% of the population.

Of people in South Riana aged 15 years and over, 57.8% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Riana was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In South Riana, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Riana was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In South Riana 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 49.2% were in primary school, 25.8% in secondary school and 5.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Riana were Australian 37.8%, English 34.9%, Scottish 7.0%, Irish 6.1% and German 3.6%.

In South Riana, 80.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 3.5%, Netherlands 1.6%, Wales 1.1% and Ireland 0.7%.

In South Riana, 75.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Riana were No Religion 37.3%, Anglican 22.4%, Catholic 11.1%, Uniting Church 11.1% and Pentecostal 2.7%.

In South Riana 95.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.1% and Dutch 1.1%.

Employment

There were 191 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Riana. Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 23.0% were employed part-time and 8.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South Riana, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South Riana was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 32 years.

The most common occupations in South Riana included Managers 27.4%, Labourers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3%, Professionals 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.4% and Sales Workers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in South Riana, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 18.8%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.3%, Other Mining Support Services 3.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3% and Local Government Administration 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Riana was $428.

In South Riana, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.0%, Walked only 4.5%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Other 2.8% and Truck 2.2%. 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 59.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Riana, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.8% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in South Riana, 19.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 22.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Riana, 40.0% were couple families with children, 48.5% were couple families without children and 11.5% were one parent families.

In South Riana 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Riana, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,343 and those without children was $1,666.

Employment status of couple families

In South Riana, of couple families with children, 23.3% had both partners employed full-time, 8.6% had both employed part-time and 12.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Riana, 81.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Riana, 98.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

In South Riana, of occupied private dwellings 6.7% had 1 bedroom, 15.3% had 2 bedrooms and 52.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Riana, 36.6% were owned outright, 38.4% were owned with a mortgage and 19.5% were rented.

Household composition

In South Riana, of all households, 78.0% were family households, 20.1% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

In South Riana, 36.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In South Riana, 19.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Riana, there were 26 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 12 (or 46.2%) were male and 14 (or 53.8%) were female. The median age was 16 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In South Riana, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,233.

In South Riana, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,647.