Suburb in Warren

Ravenswood, NSW

Ravenswood had a population of 444 at the 2021 Census (−10.7% since 2016). Median age 57.0. Median weekly household income $930. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ravenswood at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Far West and Orana

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ravenswood's population shrank by 10.7% to 444, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 57.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 9.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 31.8%.

29.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 46.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 158 households.

The median household earns $930 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $200 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $779 a month.

6.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 4.2% use a language other than English at home. 22.6% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ravenswood beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureRavenswoodNSWAustralia
Population4448,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−10.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age57.038.438.2
Households1582,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments1.9%21.8%14.3%
Renting29.1%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright46.6%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$930$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$200$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$779$2,142$1,866
Born overseas6.1%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home4.2%28.2%23.6%
No religion22.6%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−10.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4752011
  2. 4972016
  3. 4442021

Age

Median age 57.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Ravenswood New South Wales
Share of people by age, Ravenswood and New South Wales
0–99.0%
10–199.9%
20–298.6%
30–397.4%
40–498.3%
50–5912.2%
60–6915.3%
70–7914.4%
80+17.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ravenswood at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.5%
  2. Australian42.7%
  3. Australian Aboriginal25.3%
  4. Irish11.5%
  5. Scottish7.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.1%
  2. Indonesian0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.3%
  2. South Africa1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Ravenswood

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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