Suburb in Ipswich

Riverview, QLD

Riverview had a population of 3,067 at the 2021 Census (−0.2% since 2016). Median age 37.4. Median weekly household income $1,089. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Riverview at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Riverview's population shrank by 0.2% to 3,067, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 37.4 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.7%.

50.9% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 22.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 979 households.

The median household earns $1,089 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $262 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,108 a month.

23.2% of residents were born overseas, close to the QLD average of 24.1%. 16.7% use a language other than English at home. 50.0% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Riverview beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureRiverviewQLDAustralia
Population3,0675,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age37.438.238.2
Households9791,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting50.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright22.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,089$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$262$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,108$1,740$1,866
Born overseas23.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home16.7%14.1%23.6%
No religion50.0%44.8%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

−0.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,2432011
  2. 3,0732016
  3. 3,0672021

Age

Median age 37.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Riverview Queensland
Share of people by age, Riverview and Queensland
0–913.5%
10–1914.1%
20–2912.9%
30–3911.4%
40–4912.5%
50–5911.1%
60–699.5%
70–798.2%
80+6.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Riverview at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian37.2%
  2. English37.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.2%
  4. Scottish8.9%
  5. Irish7.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Samoan5.5%
  2. Vietnamese1.7%
  3. Mandarin1.1%
  4. Spanish0.8%
  5. Thai0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand5.5%
  2. Samoa2.9%
  3. England2.7%
  4. Vietnam1.3%
  5. China1.1%

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

Around Riverview

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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