Black Hill Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Black Hill (2322) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 121 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Black Hill is in the federal electorates of Hunter, Newcastle.

In the 2011 census the population of Black Hill was 656 and is comprised of approximately 52.0% females and 48.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Black Hill is 42 years of age.

87.0% of people living in the suburb of Black Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.9% Wales, 0.8% Germany.

92.2% of people living in Black Hill speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% German, 0.6% Other.

The religious makeup of Black Hill is 25.2% Anglican, 21.5% No religion, 15.8% Catholic, 9.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.9% Uniting Church, 3.4% Christian, nfd, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Pentecostal, 2.3% Baptist, 2.3% Salvation Army.

62.3% of people are married, 25.9% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 0.0% are separated. There are 25 widowed people living in Black Hill.

57.1% of the people living in Black Hill over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.9% are working on a part time basis. Black Hill has an unemployment rate of 7.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Black Hill are 18.6% Professionals, 17.1% Managers, 15.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.6% Technicians & trades workers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 6.5% Labourers, 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Black Hill work in are 12.9% Health care and social assistance, 12.5% Manufacturing, 11.9% Construction, 10.0% Retail trade, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.3% Education and training, 5.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.0% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Accommodation and food services.

48.0% of homes are fully owned, and 37.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $690 per week and the median household income is $2020 per week.

The median rent in Black Hill is $193 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Black Hill postcode 2322