Raworth Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Raworth (2321) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 131 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Raworth is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Raworth was 1,225 and is comprised of approximately 52.0% females and 48.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Raworth is 31 years of age.

89.0% of people living in the suburb of Raworth were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.6% Austria, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Poland, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Hungary.

95.8% of people living in Raworth speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.4% German, 0.2% Hungarian.

The religious makeup of Raworth is 32.1% Catholic, 27.2% Anglican, 14.8% No religion, 6.9% Uniting Church, 6.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.1% Pentecostal, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Baptist, 1.0% Brethren.

64.9% of people are married, 23.8% have never married and 6.7% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Raworth.

62.7% of the people living in Raworth over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.7% are working on a part time basis. Raworth has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Raworth are 20.1% Professionals, 19.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 12.5% Managers, 9.4% Sales workers, 8.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.6% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Labourers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Raworth work in are 12.8% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Manufacturing, 8.9% Retail trade, 8.2% Mining, 8.1% Construction, 7.0% Education and training, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.5% Accommodation and food services.

23.1% of homes are fully owned, and 54.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $749 per week and the median household income is $1820 per week.

The median rent in Raworth is $325 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Raworth postcode 2321