Swansea Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Swansea (2281) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, East Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. It is about 95 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Swansea is in the federal electorate of Shortland.

In the 2011 census the population of Swansea was 4,835 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Swansea is 49 years of age.

84.6% of people living in the suburb of Swansea were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.2% England, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% Indonesia, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Germany, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Malta, 0.2% Guyana, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Croatia, 0.2% Italy.

92.1% of people living in Swansea speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Indonesian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Thai, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Swansea is 29.2% Anglican, 21.4% Catholic, 18.0% No religion, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.5% Uniting Church, 4.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 0.7% Salvation Army.

45.8% of people are married, 27.5% have never married and 11.1% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 487 widowed people living in Swansea.

52.2% of the people living in Swansea over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.3% are working on a part time basis. Swansea has an unemployment rate of 9.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Swansea are 20.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.3% Labourers, 12.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Community & personal service workers, 11.2% Sales workers, 10.7% Professionals, 10.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.5% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Swansea work in are 13.2% Health care and social assistance, 12.8% Construction, 12.6% Retail trade, 8.9% Manufacturing, 8.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Education and training, 5.5% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Other services, 5.3% Transport, postal and warehousing.

43.1% of homes are fully owned, and 21.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $387 per week and the median household income is $708 per week.

The median rent in Swansea is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

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