Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Mainly religious area
Confidence: mediumonly one detailed source covers this place, or the sources differ somewhat.
In the CBS 2022 census, religious (dati) households, including religious-Zionist families, are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.
Jews and non-Jews — estimate
Jews (estimate)>99%
Non-Jews (estimate)<1%
Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?
CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 1 is Religious / very religious · main religion: Jewish
Rafiah Yam is a neighbourhood of Be'er Ganim. Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly religious area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: >99% (non-Jews: <1%).
The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.
CBS Census 2022 · 2,460 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
Rafiah YamNational average
Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleReligious / very religious
Aged 0–1942.2%
Aged 20–6452.4%
Aged 65+5.5%
Households with children aged 0–537.7%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.5Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪115,800Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)31.4%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)79.7%
Households owning their home67.2%
Households renting28.0%
Households without a car6.7%
Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 1 (2022 boundaries).
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)61.3%
Europe (incl. former USSR)8.8%
America & Oceania2.2%
Africa19.8%
Asia7.9%
8.7%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 1.1%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 0.6%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)
Most common country of origin here: Israel
CBS “origin” = own country of birth for those born abroad, father's country of birth for those born in Israel. “America & Oceania” is a single CBS category covering North, Central and South America and Oceania. CBS does not publish a France-only share by area.
Sources: CBS Census 2022; Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (data.gov.il).
Jewish life nearby
Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).
4Synagogues
1Mikvaot
0Schools
0Kindergartens
0Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 1 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 0
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