Swan Bay Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Swan Bay (2324) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 147 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Swan Bay is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 Census the population of Swan Bay is 286 and is comprised of 49% females and 51% males.

The median/average age of the Swan Bay population is 35 years of age, 2 years below the Australian average.

91.9% of people living in Swan Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.1%, Finland 1.4%, England 1.1%, Afghanistan 0%, Adelie Land 0%.

95.8% of people speak English as their first language 1.1% Finnish, 0% Gaelic (Scotland), 0% Celtic, nec, 0% Welsh, 0% Irish.

The religious make up of Swan Bay is 28.3% Anglican, 25.8% Catholic, 20.1% No Religion, 8.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 6.4% Uniting Church.

51.9% of people are married, 31.9% have never married and 10.5% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 4 widowed people living in Swan Bay.

60.6% of the people living in Swan Bay are employed full time, 27.6% are working on a part time basis. Swan Bay has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people from Swan Bay are Managers 19.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.4%, Professionals 10.6%, Labourers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1%, Sales Workers 6.5%.

The median individual income is $503.00 per week and the median household income is $1091.00 per week.

34.4% of homes are fully owned, and 44.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.5% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Swan Bay is $228 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Swan Bay postcode 2324