Rivett Demographics (ACT) Local Stats

Rivett (2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Weston Creek, Australian Capital Territory. It is about 11 kms from ACT's capital city of Canberra. Rivett is in the federal electorate of Canberra.

In the 2011 census the population of Rivett was 3,120 and is comprised of approximately 52.3% females and 47.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Rivett is 38 years of age.

75.4% of people living in the suburb of Rivett were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% England, 1.3% Germany, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.0% South Africa, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Philippines, 0.6% Croatia, 0.6% China , 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Thailand, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.4% Poland.

85.9% of people living in Rivett speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 1.0% German, 0.7% Croatian, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% French, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.4% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Rivett is 31.4% No religion, 25.0% Catholic, 15.2% Anglican, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.9% Uniting Church, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Buddhism, 1.7% Eastern Orthodox, 1.4% Other religious affiliation .

49.8% of people are married, 32.6% have never married and 10.1% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 120 widowed people living in Rivett.

60.9% of the people living in Rivett over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.1% are working on a part time basis. Rivett has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Rivett are 27.5% Professionals, 19.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.9% Managers, 10.4% Technicians & trades workers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Sales workers, 5.1% Labourers, 2.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Rivett work in are 31.6% Public administration and safety, 11.1% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Education and training, 8.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.4% Retail trade, 7.2% Construction, 4.5% Accommodation and food services, 3.3% Other services, 2.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

33.1% of homes are fully owned, and 39.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $838 per week and the median household income is $1690 per week.

The median rent in Rivett is $313 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Rivett postcode 2611