North Rothbury Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

North Rothbury (2335) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 131 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. North Rothbury is in the federal electorate of Hunter.

In the 2011 census the population of North Rothbury was 838 and is comprised of approximately 48.4% females and 51.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of North Rothbury is 35 years of age.

83.7% of people living in the suburb of North Rothbury were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% England, 1.1% South Africa, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.6% Finland, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.6% Saudi Arabia, 0.5% Poland, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Indonesia, 0.5% Chile, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% United States of America.

90.5% of people living in North Rothbury speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Other, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% Dutch, 0.7% Spanish, 0.4% German, 0.4% Indonesian, 0.4% French.

The religious makeup of North Rothbury is 29.8% Anglican, 24.8% Catholic, 21.9% No religion, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.1% Uniting Church, 3.3% Christian, nfd, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Baptist, 0.7% Other Religious Groups, 0.7% Pentecostal.

58.1% of people are married, 27.8% have never married and 7.2% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 31 widowed people living in North Rothbury.

65.7% of the people living in North Rothbury over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.6% are working on a part time basis. North Rothbury has an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

The main occupations of people living in North Rothbury are 20.5% Technicians & trades workers, 14.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 14.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.4% Professionals, 11.9% Managers, 9.4% Labourers, 6.2% Sales workers, 6.2% Community & personal service workers, 3.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from North Rothbury work in are 16.1% Mining, 11.7% Manufacturing, 10.2% Accommodation and food services, 10.2% Construction, 9.7% Retail trade, 9.4% Health care and social assistance, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.0% Administrative and support services, 3.7% Education and training.

27.3% of homes are fully owned, and 53.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $617 per week and the median household income is $1397 per week.

The median rent in North Rothbury is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1647 per month.

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