Riordanvale

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 553 people in Riordanvale of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Riordanvale was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.2% of the population.

Of people in Riordanvale aged 15 years and over, 57.5% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Riordanvale was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

In Riordanvale, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Riordanvale was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Riordanvale 31.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.0% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Riordanvale were English 32.0%, Australian 30.7%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 7.6% and German 4.7%.

In Riordanvale, 78.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 3.6%, Netherlands 1.1%, Canada 0.7% and Austria 0.5%.

In Riordanvale, 65.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Riordanvale were No Religion 32.4%, Anglican 20.4%, Catholic 15.9%, Uniting Church 8.5% and Lutheran 1.8%.

In Riordanvale 88.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.8%, Dutch 0.5%, Portuguese 0.5%, Italian 0.5% and Maltese 0.5%.

Employment

There were 280 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Riordanvale. Of these 62.5% were employed full time, 26.8% were employed part-time and 3.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Riordanvale, 8.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Riordanvale was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Riordanvale included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Labourers 12.6%, Managers 12.3%, Professionals 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.4% and Sales Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Riordanvale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Installation Services 4.8%, School Education 4.1%, Accommodation 3.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0% and Automotive Repair and Maintenance 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Riordanvale was $669.

In Riordanvale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.8%, Truck 3.3%, Car, as passenger 3.0%, Walked only 1.5% and Bus 1.1%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Riordanvale, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.9% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% 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 Riordanvale, 29.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Riordanvale, 48.4% were couple families with children, 40.3% were couple families without children and 11.3% were one parent families.

In Riordanvale 43.8% of single parents were male and 56.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Riordanvale, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,062 and those without children was $1,928.

Employment status of couple families

In Riordanvale, of couple families with children, 21.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 28.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Riordanvale, 88.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Riordanvale, 96.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

In Riordanvale, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 16.7% had 2 bedrooms and 45.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Riordanvale, 30.6% were owned outright, 53.9% were owned with a mortgage and 13.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Riordanvale, of all households, 84.2% were family households, 13.1% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Riordanvale, 17.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.0% 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 Riordanvale, 23.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Riordanvale, there were 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 50.0%) were male and 4 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 8 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 Riordanvale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Riordanvale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.