Nords Wharf Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Nords Wharf (2281) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, East Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. It is about 89 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Nords Wharf is in the federal electorate of Shortland.

In the 2011 census the population of Nords Wharf was 820 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nords Wharf is 44 years of age.

88.3% of people living in the suburb of Nords Wharf were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.3% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.5% Greece, 0.5% Malta, 0.5% Poland, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% India.

97.2% of people living in Nords Wharf speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Nords Wharf is 27.9% No religion, 21.7% Anglican, 21.0% Catholic, 8.0% Uniting Church, 4.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.0% Christian, nfd, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Baptist, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.0% Buddhism.

54.9% of people are married, 29.2% have never married and 7.5% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 44 widowed people living in Nords Wharf.

53.3% of the people living in Nords Wharf over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.9% are working on a part time basis. Nords Wharf has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Nords Wharf are 20.2% Technicians & trades workers, 18.2% Professionals, 16.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.8% Community & personal service workers, 9.9% Sales workers, 8.4% Managers, 7.6% Labourers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nords Wharf work in are 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.8% Retail trade, 10.1% Education and training, 9.6% Construction, 8.8% Manufacturing, 7.4% Accommodation and food services, 6.9% Public administration and safety, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.4% Mining.

42.2% of homes are fully owned, and 39.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $563 per week and the median household income is $1375 per week.

The median rent in Nords Wharf is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nords Wharf postcode 2281