Clarence Town Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Clarence Town (2321) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 152 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Clarence Town is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Clarence Town was 1,667 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Clarence Town is 40 years of age.

91.8% of people living in the suburb of Clarence Town were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% England, 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% New Zealand, 0.3% Italy, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% Netherlands.

96.9% of people living in Clarence Town speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.2% French, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Clarence Town is 33.1% Anglican, 21.7% Catholic, 19.6% No religion, 7.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.4% Uniting Church, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Baptist, 0.7% Pentecostal, 0.7% Other religious affiliation .

55.5% of people are married, 29.8% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 48 widowed people living in Clarence Town.

59.4% of the people living in Clarence Town over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.7% are working on a part time basis. Clarence Town has an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Clarence Town are 21.7% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.9% Labourers, 11.4% Professionals, 11.1% Managers, 10.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.4% Sales workers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Clarence Town work in are 12.1% Manufacturing, 11.7% Construction, 10.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.1% Retail trade, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.1% Other services.

35.9% of homes are fully owned, and 50.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $509 per week and the median household income is $1246 per week.

The median rent in Clarence Town is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Clarence Town postcode 2321