Silver Ridge

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 177 people in Silver Ridge. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Silver Ridge was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.6% of the population.

Of people in Silver Ridge aged 15 years and over, 71.9% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Silver Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Silver Ridge 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 52.5% were in primary school, 30.0% in secondary school and 15.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Silver Ridge, 8.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Silver Ridge were English 33.2%, Australian 25.4%, Scottish 15.2%, German 9.0% and Irish 6.6%.

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 Silver Ridge (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Silver Ridge, 80.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, Scotland 1.8% and Germany 1.8%.

In Silver Ridge, 59.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Silver Ridge, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.5%, England 6.9%, Scotland 6.2%, Germany 5.0% and New Zealand 3.8%.

In Silver Ridge, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.5%, England 9.0%, New Zealand 4.5%, Germany 4.0% and Sri Lanka 3.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Silver Ridge were No Religion, so described 32.6%, Anglican 22.7%, Catholic 15.7%, Not stated 12.2% and Christian, nfd 6.4%. In Silver Ridge, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Silver Ridge 94.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Silver Ridge. Of these 60.4% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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 Silver Ridge, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Silver Ridge included Professionals 35.4%, Managers 20.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 4.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2% and Labourers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Silver Ridge, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 17.3%, Other Allied Health Services 13.5%, Wooden Structural Fitting and Component Manufacturing 9.6%, Secondary Education 7.7% and Electrical Services 5.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Silver Ridge was $850.

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

In Silver Ridge, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.5%, Worked at home 4.4%, Bus 3.3%, Car, as passenger 3.3% and Walked only 3.3%. On the day, 3.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Silver Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.8% provided care for children and 15.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.4% 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 Silver Ridge, 34.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Silver Ridge, 49.1% were couple families with children, 43.6% were couple families without children and 7.3% were one parent families.

In Silver Ridge, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Silver Ridge, of couple families with children, 28.9% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 26.7% 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 Silver Ridge, 95.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Silver Ridge, 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 Silver Ridge, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.6% had 2 bedrooms and 30.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Silver Ridge, 50.0% were owned outright, 43.3% were owned with a mortgage and 6.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Silver Ridge, of all households, 87.0% were family households, 13.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Silver Ridge, 10.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 37.5% 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 Silver Ridge, 17.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Silver Ridge, 94.9% 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 Silver Ridge, 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 Silver Ridge, 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 Silver Ridge, 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)