Rifle Range

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 186 people in Rifle Range. Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Rifle Range was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.1% of the population.

Of people in Rifle Range aged 15 years and over, 63.2% were married and 7.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Rifle Range, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Rifle Range 36.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.1% were in primary school, 16.9% in secondary school and 25.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Rifle Range, 7.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rifle Range were Australian 32.7%, English 32.3%, German 9.5%, Scottish 8.4% and Irish 7.2%.

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 Rifle Range (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Rifle Range, 77.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 4.4%, Ireland 1.7% and Netherlands 1.7%.

In Rifle Range, 64.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Rifle Range, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.8%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 3.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7% and Germany 1.7%.

In Rifle Range, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.3%, England 6.2%, Papua New Guinea 2.8%, New Zealand 2.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Rifle Range were No Religion, so described 27.7%, Catholic 24.3%, Anglican 15.0%, Not stated 9.2% and Lutheran 8.7%. In Rifle Range, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Rifle Range 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.6% and Dutch 1.6%.

Employment

There were 85 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rifle Range. Of these 55.3% were employed full time, 35.3% were employed part-time and 9.4% 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 Rifle Range, 16.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Rifle Range included Community and Personal Service Workers 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.8%, Managers 13.6%, Labourers 11.4%, Professionals 10.2%, Sales Workers 10.2% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%.

Of the employed people in Rifle Range, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 17.2%, Plumbing Services 13.8%, Primary Education 13.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 13.8% and Banking 10.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rifle Range was $655.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Rifle Range, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 79.7%, Worked at home 11.6% and Walked only 4.3%. On the day, 5.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rifle Range, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.5% provided care for children and 19.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rifle Range, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rifle Range, 46.9% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

In Rifle Range, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Rifle Range, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 8.3% had both employed part-time and 20.8% 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 Rifle Range, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rifle Range, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Rifle Range, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.6% had 2 bedrooms and 51.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rifle Range, 27.9% were owned outright, 58.8% were owned with a mortgage and 8.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Rifle Range, of all households, 78.7% were family households, 21.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Rifle Range, 19.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.3% 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 Rifle Range, 25.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Rifle Range, 81.2% 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 Rifle Range, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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.

In Rifle Range, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Rifle Range, 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.

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