Barnsley Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Barnsley (2278) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 110 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Barnsley is in the federal electorate of Charlton.

In the 2011 census the population of Barnsley was 1,813 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Barnsley is 34 years of age.

90.5% of people living in the suburb of Barnsley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.9% England, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.5% Samoa, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Austria, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Greece, 0.3% Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Germany.

95.6% of people living in Barnsley speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Samoan, 0.4% Other, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Macedonian, 0.2% Filipino , 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Barnsley is 31.8% Anglican, 21.5% Catholic, 19.4% No religion, 8.3% Uniting Church, 6.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Baptist, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Pentecostal, 1.0% Eastern Orthodox.

51.6% of people are married, 33.6% have never married and 8.7% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 44 widowed people living in Barnsley.

59.5% of the people living in Barnsley over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.2% are working on a part time basis. Barnsley has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Barnsley are 22.7% Technicians & trades workers, 16.2% Labourers, 14.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Sales workers, 6.9% Managers, 6.7% Professionals, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Barnsley work in are 14.3% Manufacturing, 13.6% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Construction, 11.0% Retail trade, 7.1% Other services, 5.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.9% Public administration and safety, 4.1% Education and training.

28.6% of homes are fully owned, and 53.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $579 per week and the median household income is $1330 per week.

The median rent in Barnsley is $278 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Barnsley postcode 2278