Tea Gardens Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Tea Gardens (2324) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Port Stephens, New South Wales. It is about 160 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Tea Gardens is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Tea Gardens was 2,434 and is comprised of approximately 50.9% females and 49.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tea Gardens is 61 years of age.

81.4% of people living in the suburb of Tea Gardens were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.9% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.9% Germany, 0.8% Scotland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.3% India, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Mauritius, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Croatia, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Iraq.

93.9% of people living in Tea Gardens speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% French, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Greek, 0.1% Thai.

The religious makeup of Tea Gardens is 39.9% Anglican, 23.9% Catholic, 12.7% No religion, 6.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.6% Uniting Church, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Baptist, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 0.7% Lutheran, 0.4% Eastern Orthodox.

63.7% of people are married, 17.3% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 183 widowed people living in Tea Gardens.

49.1% of the people living in Tea Gardens over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.8% are working on a part time basis. Tea Gardens has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Tea Gardens are 17.7% Technicians & trades workers, 15.1% Professionals, 14.1% Community & personal service workers, 13.8% Labourers, 12.2% Managers, 10.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.6% Sales workers, 6.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tea Gardens work in are 12.6% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Retail trade, 11.6% Construction, 11.5% Accommodation and food services, 7.2% Education and training, 5.9% Manufacturing, 5.0% Other services, 4.4% Administrative and support services, 4.2% Public administration and safety.

52.7% of homes are fully owned, and 16.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $407 per week and the median household income is $756 per week.

The median rent in Tea Gardens is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tea Gardens postcode 2324