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Ruse NSW 2560

2,131 addresses · 82 streets

Macarthur Electorate › Campbelltown LGA › Ruse · 41 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Ruse is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,632 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,797 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,632Population
38Median age
$1,797Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Leumeah - Minto Heights statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ruse itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Leumeah, 2.5 km north-west · Airport: Camden Airport, 14.7 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 23.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ruse

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ruse NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202023.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201924.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 57.3%

Population by age in Ruse
Population by age, Ruse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4397
5-14752
15-19345
20-24340
25-34729
35-44787
45-54643
55-64602
65-74736
75-84239
85+55
Dwelling types in Ruse
Dwelling types, Ruse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,863
Townhouse38
Apartment20
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ruse
Households by weekly income, Ruse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650247
$650-1,499531
$1,500-2,999685
$3,000+354
Top ancestries in Ruse
Top ancestries, Ruse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,083
English1,868
Other920
Irish579
Scottish444
Aboriginal263
Housing tenure in Ruse
Housing tenure, Ruse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned662
Mortgage858
Rented375
Other8
Cars per household in Ruse
Cars per household, Ruse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
061
1614
2791
3296
4+144
Commute to work in Ruse
Commute to work, Ruse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,237
Train27
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home578
Top countries of birth in Ruse
Top countries of birth, Ruse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England173
New Zealand131
India66
Philippines53
Iraq44
Samoa44
Languages used at home in Ruse
Languages used at home, Ruse NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic240
Spanish72
Samoan68
Bengali48
Greek36
Mandarin28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

32,547 bird observations recorded near Ruse — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ruse

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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