Bishops Bridge Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bishops Bridge (2326) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 127 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bishops Bridge is in the federal electorate of Hunter.

In the 2011 census the population of Bishops Bridge was 225 and is comprised of approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bishops Bridge is 41 years of age.

87.2% of people living in the suburb of Bishops Bridge were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% Malta, 1.3% New Zealand, 1.3% Netherlands.

92.5% of people living in Bishops Bridge speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.7% Dutch, 1.3% Other.

The religious makeup of Bishops Bridge is 32.6% Catholic, 23.8% Anglican, 12.3% Uniting Church, 11.5% No religion, 7.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.8% Other Christian, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Baptist.

49.7% of people are married, 31.9% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 4.7% are separated. There are 7 widowed people living in Bishops Bridge.

60.3% of the people living in Bishops Bridge over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.6% are working on a part time basis. Bishops Bridge has an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Bishops Bridge are 16.8% Technicians & trades workers, 16.0% Managers, 14.5% Community & personal service workers, 11.5% Labourers, 11.5% Sales workers, 10.7% Professionals, 9.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bishops Bridge work in are 17.1% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Manufacturing, 8.5% Other services, 7.8% Education and training, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 7.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.0% Retail trade, 6.2% Wholesale trade, 6.2% Mining.

40.8% of homes are fully owned, and 51.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 3.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $534 per week and the median household income is $1343 per week.

The median rent in Bishops Bridge is $0 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1550 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bishops Bridge postcode 2326