Ruse

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13443
People 5,584
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 37
Families 1,596
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 2,012
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,641
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent $400
Average 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.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,725 48.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,857 51.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 235 4.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,584 people in Ruse. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.

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Age Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 369 6.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 385 6.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 354 6.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 382 6.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 346 6.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 360 6.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 403 7.2 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 388 6.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 367 6.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 333 6.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 296 5.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 336 6.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 455 8.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 415 7.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 219 3.9 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 88 1.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 53 0.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 37 0.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Ruse was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,207 49.3 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 179 4.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 394 8.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 178 4.0 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,519 33.9 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ruse aged 15 years and over, 49.3% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,052 49.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 405 9.7 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,733 41.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Ruse, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 118 7.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 381 24.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 73 4.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 32 2.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 272 17.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 90 5.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 31 2.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 116 7.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 173 11.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 38 2.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 218 14.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Ruse 27.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.1% were in primary school, 25.1% in secondary school and 18.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 479 10.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 432 9.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 181 4.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 759 16.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 719 16.0 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 185 4.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 833 18.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 400 8.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 17 0.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 309 6.9 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ruse, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 2,159 27.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,042 26.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 680 8.8 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 533 6.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 184 2.4 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Ruse were Australian 27.9%, English 26.4%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 6.9% and Italian 2.4%.

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 total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Ruse (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,211 75.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 211 3.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 135 2.4 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 57 1.0 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 42 0.8 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Scotland 31 0.6 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Ruse, 75.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 2.4%, Philippines 1.0%, India 0.8% and Scotland 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,572 28.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 455 8.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 271 4.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,035 54.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Ruse, 54.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,337 60.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 370 6.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 141 2.5 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 90 1.6 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Samoa 88 1.6 23,647 0.3 63,447 0.3

In Ruse, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.2%, England 6.7%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 1.6% and Samoa 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,518 63.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 294 5.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 159 2.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 83 1.5 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Philippines 74 1.3 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Ruse, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.1%, England 5.3%, New Zealand 2.9%, Scotland 1.5% and Philippines 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,776 31.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,243 22.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 1,190 21.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 314 5.6 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Islam 196 3.5 267,659 3.6 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Ruse were Catholic 31.8%, Anglican 22.2%, No Religion, so described 21.3%, Not stated 5.6% and Islam 3.5%. In Ruse, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 165 3.0 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Samoan 66 1.2 16,544 0.2 44,869 0.2
Spanish 63 1.1 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Hindi 26 0.5 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Tagalog 26 0.5 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 4,613 82.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 311 16.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Ruse 82.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 3.0%, Samoan 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, Hindi 0.5% and Tagalog 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,816 63.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 764 26.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 139 4.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 149 5.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,868 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ruse. Of these 63.3% were employed full time, 26.6% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 258 9.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 236 8.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 272 10.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 663 24.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,154 42.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ruse, 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 512 18.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 432 15.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 372 13.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 308 11.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 304 11.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 260 9.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 250 9.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 230 8.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Ruse included Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Professionals 13.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Labourers 9.6%, Sales Workers 9.2% and Managers 8.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Road Freight Transport 75 2.8 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 68 2.6 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 67 2.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 66 2.5 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Other Social Assistance Services 64 2.4 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Ruse, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 2.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5%, Primary Education 2.5% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 707 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,745 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,641 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ruse was $707.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,832 67.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 151 5.6 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 132 4.9 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 75 2.8 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
Train, bus 43 1.6 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 345 12.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,089 76.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Ruse, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.8%, Train 5.6%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Train, car as driver 2.8% and Train, bus 1.6%. On the day, 12.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,164 70.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,474 32.9 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 609 13.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 690 15.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Ruse, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.9% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 963 21.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,196 26.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 580 13.0 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 421 9.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ruse, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 538 33.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 714 44.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 319 20.0 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 22 1.4 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ruse, 44.8% were couple families with children, 33.8% were couple families without children and 20.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Ruse, 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 293 23.5 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 36 2.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 252 20.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 209 16.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 83 6.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 250 20.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 69 5.5 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 56 4.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Ruse, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 20.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,866 94.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 105 5.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Ruse, 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,814 97.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 49 2.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3 0.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Ruse, 97.2% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 12 0.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 48 2.6 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,003 53.8 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 757 40.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 45 2.4 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ruse, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 2.6% had 2 bedrooms and 53.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 636 34.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 836 44.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 335 17.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 55 2.9 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ruse, 34.0% were owned outright, 44.7% were owned with a mortgage and 17.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,518 81.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 302 16.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 40 2.2 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Ruse, of all households, 81.6% were family households, 16.2% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

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Household income Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 14.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Ruse, 13.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.8 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 58 3.1 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 562 30.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 752 40.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 427 23.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 58 3.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Ruse, 30.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 203 10.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,613 86.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 45 2.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Ruse, 86.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 107 45.1 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 130 54.9 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Ruse, 45.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.9% were female. The median age was 19 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,640 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Ruse, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,640.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ruse % Ruse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 370 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ruse, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.