Raymond Terrace Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Raymond Terrace (2324) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 132 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Raymond Terrace is in the federal electorates of Newcastle, Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Raymond Terrace was 12,725 and is comprised of approximately 51.6% females and 48.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Raymond Terrace is 35 years of age.

86.2% of people living in the suburb of Raymond Terrace were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.2% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Malaysia, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% Fiji, 0.2% Wales, 0.1% United States of America, 0.1% Samoa, 0.1% Portugal.

93.2% of people living in Raymond Terrace speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.2% Samoan, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Cantonese, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Greek.

The religious makeup of Raymond Terrace is 29.6% Anglican, 24.6% Catholic, 17.7% No religion, 7.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.8% Uniting Church, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Baptist, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Pentecostal, 0.6% Other religious affiliation .

43.0% of people are married, 35.6% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 632 widowed people living in Raymond Terrace.

56.9% of the people living in Raymond Terrace over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.6% are working on a part time basis. Raymond Terrace has an unemployment rate of 8.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Raymond Terrace are 18.8% Technicians & trades workers, 13.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.3% Labourers, 11.6% Sales workers, 11.1% Community & personal service workers, 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.5% Professionals, 8.4% Managers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Raymond Terrace work in are 13.4% Manufacturing, 12.6% Retail trade, 10.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.4% Public administration and safety, 8.5% Accommodation and food services, 7.4% Construction, 5.9% Education and training, 5.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.7% Other services.

26.4% of homes are fully owned, and 32.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 38.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $487 per week and the median household income is $1003 per week.

The median rent in Raymond Terrace is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Raymond Terrace postcode 2324