Lyne Electorate Demographics (NSW)

In the 2011 census the population of Lyne was 127,417 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Lyne is 47 years of age.

84.8% of people living in the electorate of Lyne were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Italy, 0.1% China , 0.1% Canada, 0.1% Malta.

93.7% of people living in Lyne speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Other, 0.3% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Italian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Thai.

The religious makeup of Lyne is 30.6% Anglican, 22.2% Catholic, 18.3% No religion, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Uniting Church, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Baptist, 0.9% Pentecostal, 0.7% Other religious affiliation .

51.5% of people are married, 25.5% have never married and 10.8% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 8642 widowed people living in Lyne.

51.7% of the people living in Lyne over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.7% are working on a part time basis. Lyne has an unemployment rate of 7.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Lyne are 17.7% Professionals, 14.9% Technicians & trades workers, 13.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Managers, 11.6% Community & personal service workers, 11.5% Labourers, 11.3% Sales workers, 6.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Lyne work in are 16.1% Health care and social assistance, 13.4% Retail trade, 8.8% Construction, 8.5% Education and training, 8.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.7% Manufacturing, 4.9% Public administration and safety, 4.0% Other services, 4.0% Professional, scientific and technical services.

42.5% of homes are fully owned, and 27.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $426 per week and the median household income is $809 per week.

The median rent in Lyne is $225 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

The Commonwealth electorate of Lyne contains postcodes 2312, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2426, 2427, 2429, 2430, 2439, 2440, 2441, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446 and includes the suburbs of Back Creek, Bagnoo, Bago, Bakers Creek, Ballengarra, Banda Banda, Barrington, Barrington Tops, Batar Creek, Beechwood, Belbora, Bellangry, Bellbrook, Belmore River, Berrico, Bindera, Birdwood, Black Creek, Black Head, Blackmans Point, Bobin, Bobs Creek, Bohnock, Bonny Hills, Boorganna, Bootawa, Bowman, Bowman Farm, Bretti, Bril Bril, Brimbin, Brombin, Bucca Wauka, Bulga Forest, Bulliac, Bundook, Bunyah, Burrell Creek, Byabarra, Caffreys Flat, Cairncross, Callaghans Creek, Camden Head, Caparra, Cedar Party, Cells River, Cobark, Comara, Comboyne, Coneac, Cooperabung, Coopernook, Cooplacurripa, Copeland, Coralville, Craven, Craven Plateau, Crescent Head, Croki, Crosslands, Crowdy Head, Cundle Flat, Cundletown, Curricabark, Deauville, Debenham, Dewitt, Diamond Beach, Diamond Head, Dollys Flat, Dondingalong, Doyles River, Dumaresq Island, Dunbogan, Dyers Crossing, Elands, Ellenborough, Faulkland, Fernbank Creek, Firefly, Forbesdale, Forbes River, Frazers Creek, Gangat, Gearys Flat, Ghinni Ghinni, Giro, Glenthorne, Glen Ward, Gloucester, Grants Beach, Gum Scrub, Hacks Ferry, Hallidays Point, Hannam Vale, Harrington, Hartys Plains, Herons Creek, Hillville, Hollisdale, Huntingdon, Hyndmans Creek, Innes View, Invergordon, Johns River, Jones Island, Karaak Flat, Kendall, Kerewong, Kew, Kia Ora, Killabakh, Killawarra, Kimbriki, Kindee, King Creek, Kippaxs, Kiwarrak, Knorrit Flat, Koorainghat, Krambach, Kundabung, Kundibakh, Kundle Kundle, Lake Cathie, Lake Innes, Lakewood, Langley Vale, Lansdowne, Lansdowne Forest, Laurieton, Limeburners Creek, Logans Crossing, Long Flat, Lorne, Lower Pappinbarra, Manning Point, Mares Run, Marlee, Marlo Merrican, Melinga, Middle Brother, Mitchells Island, Mograni, Mondrook, Mooral Creek, Moorland, Moparrabah, Moppy, Mortons Creek, Moto, Mount George, Mount Seaview, Nabiac, North Brother, North Haven, North Shore, Number One, Old Bar, Oxley Island, Pampoolah, Pappinbarra, Pembrooke, Pipeclay, Port Macquarie, Possum Brush, Purfleet, Rainbow Flat, Rawdon Island, Rawdon Vale, Redbank, Red Head, Riverside, Rollands Plains, Rookhurst, Rosewood, Rossglen, Saltwater, Sancrox, Sherwood, South Kempsey, Stewarts River, Stratford, Strathcedar, Swans Crossing, Tallwoods Village, Taree, Taree South, Telegraph Point, Temagog, The Bight, The Hatch, Thrumster, Tibbuc, Tinonee, Tipperary, Tiri, Titaatee Creek, Toms Creek, Toorooka, Tugrabakh, Turners Flat, Upper Lansdowne, Upper Pappinbarra, Upper Rollands Plains, Upsalls Creek, Waitui, Wallabi Point, Wallanbah, Wang Wauk, Wauchope, Waukivory, Werrikimbe, West Haven, Wherrol Flat, Willi Willi, Wingham, Wittitrin, Woko, Yarras, Yessabah and Yippin Creek.