Horsfield Bay Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Horsfield Bay (2256) is a suburb of Central Coast, Central Coast, New South Wales. It is about 42 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Horsfield Bay is in the federal electorate of Robertson.

In the 2011 census the population of Horsfield Bay was 527 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Horsfield Bay is 37 years of age.

77.8% of people living in the suburb of Horsfield Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.1% England, 2.5% New Zealand, 1.5% Ireland, 1.3% South Africa, 0.9% Germany, 0.8% Zimbabwe, 0.8% Brazil, 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Thailand, 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Philippines.

89.4% of people living in Horsfield Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Portuguese, 0.9% German, 0.6% Other, 0.6% Filipino , 0.6% Thai, 0.6% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Horsfield Bay is 28.8% No religion, 22.7% Catholic, 18.0% Anglican, 9.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Uniting Church, 2.7% Baptist, 2.3% Buddhism, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Other religious affiliation .

55.1% of people are married, 30.1% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Horsfield Bay.

56.7% of the people living in Horsfield Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.2% are working on a part time basis. Horsfield Bay has an unemployment rate of 5.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Horsfield Bay are 28.4% Professionals, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.4% Managers, 11.9% Sales workers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.6% Labourers, 8.6% Technicians & trades workers, 4.5% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Horsfield Bay work in are 14.2% Education and training, 14.2% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Retail trade, 6.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.0% Manufacturing, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Other services, 4.9% Transport, postal and warehousing.

32.0% of homes are fully owned, and 50.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $682 per week and the median household income is $1680 per week.

The median rent in Horsfield Bay is $365 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

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