Byron Bay Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Byron Bay (2481) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 624 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Byron Bay is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Byron Bay was 4,959 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Byron Bay is 42 years of age.

71.0% of people living in the suburb of Byron Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% England, 2.8% New Zealand, 1.3% United States of America, 1.1% Germany, 0.8% Canada, 0.7% Japan, 0.6% Italy, 0.5% France, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Korea, Republic of , 0.3% Sweden.

84.9% of people living in Byron Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 7.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 1.2% German, 1.1% Italian, 1.0% French, 0.6% Spanish, 0.5% Japanese, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Thai.

The religious makeup of Byron Bay is 36.7% No religion, 17.0% Catholic, 13.9% Anglican, 11.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Buddhism, 3.5% Uniting Church, 3.4% Other religious affiliation , 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Other Religious Groups.

29.8% of people are married, 46.5% have never married and 14.8% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 270 widowed people living in Byron Bay.

42.1% of the people living in Byron Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 43.1% are working on a part time basis. Byron Bay has an unemployment rate of 8.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Byron Bay are 22.7% Professionals, 15.4% Managers, 14.0% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Community & personal service workers, 10.3% Sales workers, 9.7% Labourers, 8.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 3.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Byron Bay work in are 22.2% Accommodation and food services, 10.7% Retail trade, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Education and training, 6.9% Manufacturing, 6.6% Construction, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.0% Administrative and support services, 3.7% Other services.

32.4% of homes are fully owned, and 21.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 41.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $486 per week and the median household income is $871 per week.

The median rent in Byron Bay is $380 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Byron Bay postcode 2481