Richmond Hill (Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,488 people in Richmond Hill (Qld). Of these 46.5% were male and 53.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 11.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Richmond Hill (Qld) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.7% of the population.

Of people in Richmond Hill (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 39.7% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Richmond Hill (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Richmond Hill (Qld) 38.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.5% were in primary school, 46.1% in secondary school and 6.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Richmond Hill (Qld), 12.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Richmond Hill (Qld) were Australian 38.8%, English 26.5%, Irish 7.7%, Scottish 6.9% and German 4.3%.

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 Richmond Hill (Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Richmond Hill (Qld), 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.4%, England 1.0%, Philippines 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.4% and Germany 0.4%.

In Richmond Hill (Qld), 77.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Richmond Hill (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.3%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, Papua New Guinea 0.5% and Philippines 0.5%.

In Richmond Hill (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.4%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.9%, Philippines 0.7% and Germany 0.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Richmond Hill (Qld) were No Religion, so described 24.1%, Catholic 22.4%, Anglican 20.9%, Uniting Church 11.2% and Not stated 10.8%. In Richmond Hill (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Richmond Hill (Qld) 88.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 0.4%, Persian (excluding Dari) 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Urdu 0.2% and German 0.1%.

Employment

There were 889 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Richmond Hill (Qld). Of these 56.5% were employed full time, 27.7% were employed part-time and 8.7% 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.

Of employed people in Richmond Hill (Qld), 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Richmond Hill (Qld) included Professionals 22.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Labourers 13.0%, Managers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.4% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%.

Of the employed people in Richmond Hill (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 8.3%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 7.3%, Gold Ore Mining 5.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.1% and Local Government Administration 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Richmond Hill (Qld) was $470.

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In Richmond Hill (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.1%, Walked only 9.1%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Bus 3.0% and Worked at home 2.6%. On the day, 3.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Richmond Hill (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Richmond Hill (Qld), 21.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Richmond Hill (Qld), 30.9% were couple families with children, 44.2% were couple families without children and 22.4% were one parent families.

In Richmond Hill (Qld), 10.3% of single parents were male and 89.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Richmond Hill (Qld), of couple families with children, 18.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 16.3% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Richmond Hill (Qld), 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Richmond Hill (Qld), 92.3% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

In Richmond Hill (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 21.3% had 2 bedrooms and 45.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Richmond Hill (Qld), 35.2% were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 37.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Richmond Hill (Qld), of all households, 66.8% were family households, 30.9% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Richmond Hill (Qld), 26.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Richmond Hill (Qld), 41.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Richmond Hill (Qld), 70.3% 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.

People characteristics

In Richmond Hill (Qld), 47.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.7% were female. The median age was 16 years.

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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.

In Richmond Hill (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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In Richmond Hill (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $208 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

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