Nelsons Plains Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Nelsons Plains (2324) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 138 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Nelsons Plains is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Nelsons Plains was 324 and is comprised of approximately 53.4% females and 46.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nelsons Plains is 43 years of age.

94.4% of people living in the suburb of Nelsons Plains were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth wer.

96.3% of people living in Nelsons Plains speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Nelsons Plains is 35.8% Catholic, 31.2% Anglican, 10.2% No religion, 9.3% Uniting Church, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.5% Pentecostal, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Eastern Orthodox, 0.9% Baptist.

65.8% of people are married, 25.7% have never married and 1.2% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 13 widowed people living in Nelsons Plains.

56.4% of the people living in Nelsons Plains over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.7% are working on a part time basis. Nelsons Plains has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Nelsons Plains are 18.0% Professionals, 17.4% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Managers, 13.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.4% Sales workers, 11.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 4.1% Labourers.

The main industries people from Nelsons Plains work in are 14.7% Retail trade, 14.1% Manufacturing, 10.6% Education and training, 8.8% Construction, 7.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.5% Health care and social assistance, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Financial and insurance services, 4.7% Accommodation and food services.

41.0% of homes are fully owned, and 50.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 0.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $587 per week and the median household income is $1687 per week.

The median rent in Nelsons Plains is $0 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nelsons Plains postcode 2324