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Upper Ryans Creek
28 km²
Daily life is very quiet and car-dependent in Upper Ryans Creek, where a small population of just 40 people live. This is a notably older community, with the typical resident being 59 and over a third of the population aged 65 or more. The area is defined by a lack of recent arrivals and a high proportion of people in de facto relationships. It is a peaceful, sparsely populated pocket of Victoria where residents are largely far removed from urban amenities.
Upper Ryans Creek's schools draw a more advantaged community than local incomes would suggest.
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The community is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 59. People aged 65 and over make up 37.5% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
More than half of residents were born in Australia, while 12.5% were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. English, Irish, and German are the most common ancestries after Australian.
English is the only language used at home here. This means the proportion of people using another language is far below both the Victorian and national figures.
About 40% of people report having no religion, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria.
Educational attainment is among the lowest for similar areas, with 18.8% of residents completing Year 12, far below the national figure of 58.8%. No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Weekly family and household incomes are much lower than in most similar areas, with a typical figure of $1,312, which is far below the national average of $2,120.
Residents report very few health issues, with only 7.5% having a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. No one reported needing help with daily activities.
Unpaid work is common here, as 43.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. Additionally, 31.3% of people care for children unpaid.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is a little below the state figure.
Families are split evenly between couples with children (50%) and couples without (53.6%), while there are no one-parent families in the area.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,842, which is about the same as the national figure. There are usually 2.4 people per home.
The area is entirely without public transport, with no stops or routes available for residents.
The population is very stable, with no one moving into the area in the last five years, a rate far below the national figure of 40.7%.
Only 31.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
The area is completely car-dependent, with a walkability score of 0.0 and no shops, parks, or health services within a 15-minute walk.
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