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Ruthven NSW 2480

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Page Electorate › Lismore LGA › Ruthven · 583 km from Sydney

Living Here

Ruthven is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 114 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,208 a week, with median rent near $313 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

114Population
40Median age
$2,208Median household income / wk
$313Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lismore Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ruthven itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lismore Airport, 11.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 6.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ruthven

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

Tree cover measures, Ruthven NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 62.5%

Population by age in Ruthven
Population by age, Ruthven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1417
15-193
20-247
25-3414
35-4415
45-546
55-6417
65-7415
75-844
85+5
Dwelling types in Ruthven
Dwelling types, Ruthven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House29
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ruthven
Households by weekly income, Ruthven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65010
$650-1,49913
$1,500-2,99916
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Ruthven
Top ancestries, Ruthven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian56
English40
Scottish17
Ancestry NS12
Irish11
Dutch10
Housing tenure in Ruthven
Housing tenure, Ruthven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned12
Mortgage10
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Ruthven
Cars per household, Ruthven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
29
38
4+3
Commute to work in Ruthven
Commute to work, Ruthven NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car34
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,449 bird observations recorded near Ruthven — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ruthven

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.