Broadwater Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Broadwater (2472) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 580 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Broadwater is in the federal electorate of Page.

In the 2011 Census the population of Broadwater is 436 and is comprised of 48.9% females and 51.1% males.

The median/average age of the Broadwater population is 44 years of age, 7 years above the Australian average.

90.6% of people living in Broadwater were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.5%, England 1.8%, Scotland 0.7%, Indonesia 0.7%, Adelie Land 0%.

95.4% of people speak English as their first language 0% German, 0% Welsh, 0% Celtic, nec, 0% Irish, 0% Gaelic (Scotland).

The religious make up of Broadwater is 30.1% Catholic, 20.9% Anglican, 20% No Religion, 9.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.9% Uniting Church.

45.1% of people are married, 31.2% have never married and 13.4% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 24 widowed people living in Broadwater.

52.6% of the people living in Broadwater are employed full time, 34.9% are working on a part time basis. Broadwater has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people from Broadwater are Professionals 16%, Sales Workers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.3%, Labourers 13.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Managers 12.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.2%.

The median individual income is $446.00 per week and the median household income is $763.00 per week.

39.5% of homes are fully owned, and 28.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.7% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Broadwater is $185 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1075 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Broadwater postcode 2472