Riversleigh, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Riversleigh is more socio-economically advantaged than about 90% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1071, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Riversleigh at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6
- Median age
- 57
- Median weekly household income
- $2,250
- SEIFA score
- 1071
- Coordinates
- -26.8876, 146.5086
Riversleigh demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Riversleigh using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 45% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 5 | 45% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3 | 27% |
Share of the 11 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Median monthly mortgage
- $4,333
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $575
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 0 (0%)
- Labour-force participation
- 71.4%
- Employed full-time
- 4
- Employed part-time
- 0
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Riversleigh
Where is Riversleigh?
Riversleigh is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Riversleigh?
At the 2021 Census, Riversleigh had a population of about 6.
Is Riversleigh an advantaged area?
Riversleigh has an ABS SEIFA score of 1071, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 90 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 90% of Australian suburbs.
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