Bolwarra Heights Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bolwarra Heights (2320) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 134 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bolwarra Heights is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Bolwarra Heights was 2,499 and is comprised of approximately 49.8% females and 50.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bolwarra Heights is 36 years of age.

87.8% of people living in the suburb of Bolwarra Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.9% South Africa, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.2% China , 0.2% India, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Finland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Korea, Republic of .

94.9% of people living in Bolwarra Heights speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Other, 0.4% German, 0.3% Arabic, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Indonesian, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Bolwarra Heights is 31.0% Catholic, 26.3% Anglican, 14.6% No religion, 7.6% Uniting Church, 5.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.3% Christian, nfd, 2.1% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 0.7% Seventh-day Adventist.

63.3% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 6.1% are divorced and 2.1% are separated. There are 58 widowed people living in Bolwarra Heights.

61.4% of the people living in Bolwarra Heights over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.5% are working on a part time basis. Bolwarra Heights has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Bolwarra Heights are 24.5% Professionals, 16.3% Technicians & trades workers, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.2% Managers, 10.1% Sales workers, 7.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.5% Community & personal service workers, 5.6% Labourers, 0.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bolwarra Heights work in are 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.7% Education and training, 10.4% Retail trade, 9.0% Manufacturing, 8.6% Mining, 8.4% Construction, 6.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.4% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Accommodation and food services.

34.9% of homes are fully owned, and 54.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $741 per week and the median household income is $1934 per week.

The median rent in Bolwarra Heights is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bolwarra Heights postcode 2320