Vacy Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Vacy (2421) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 151 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Vacy is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Vacy was 547 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Vacy is 42 years of age.

85.2% of people living in the suburb of Vacy were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.3% England, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Austria, 0.7% Germany.

88.6% of people living in Vacy speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.4% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Vacy is 36.1% Anglican, 18.7% Catholic, 16.7% No religion, 13.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.1% Uniting Church, 1.3% Baptist, 0.5% Salvation Army, 0.5% Other Christian, 0.5% Pentecostal.

59.3% of people are married, 24.9% have never married and 8.6% are divorced and 2.5% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Vacy.

56.6% of the people living in Vacy over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.5% are working on a part time basis. Vacy has an unemployment rate of 2.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Vacy are 18.4% Technicians & trades workers, 18.4% Managers, 17.2% Professionals, 15.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.0% Labourers, 8.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 5.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Vacy work in are 12.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.8% Manufacturing, 8.2% Accommodation and food services, 7.8% Education and training, 7.1% Other services, 7.1% Construction, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.7% Professional, scientific and technical services.

43.3% of homes are fully owned, and 41.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $578 per week and the median household income is $1339 per week.

The median rent in Vacy is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Vacy postcode 2421