Birmingham Gardens Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Birmingham Gardens (2287) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 117 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Birmingham Gardens is in the federal electorate of Newcastle.

In the 2011 census the population of Birmingham Gardens was 2,122 and is comprised of approximately 48.1% females and 51.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Birmingham Gardens is 27 years of age.

73.3% of people living in the suburb of Birmingham Gardens were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% China , 2.2% Malaysia, 1.6% England, 1.0% Korea, Republic of , 0.9% Philippines, 0.9% Saudi Arabia, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.8% Indonesia, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Taiwan, 0.5% Bangladesh, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% India, 0.4% Iran.

78.6% of people living in Birmingham Gardens speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.2% Mandarin, 2.2% Other, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.0% Arabic, 0.8% Other, 0.8% Korean, 0.8% Other , 0.8% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Birmingham Gardens is 25.3% No religion, 20.4% Catholic, 17.9% Anglican, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Uniting Church, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Baptist, 3.1% Buddhism, 2.7% Islam, 2.2% Christian, nfd.

33.9% of people are married, 52.2% have never married and 6.0% are divorced and 1.9% are separated. There are 108 widowed people living in Birmingham Gardens.

47.7% of the people living in Birmingham Gardens over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.6% are working on a part time basis. Birmingham Gardens has an unemployment rate of 10.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Birmingham Gardens are 19.5% Professionals, 14.9% Technicians & trades workers, 14.2% Community & personal service workers, 12.3% Labourers, 11.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.3% Sales workers, 8.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.0% Managers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Birmingham Gardens work in are 15.1% Health care and social assistance, 12.7% Retail trade, 9.6% Manufacturing, 9.5% Accommodation and food services, 8.0% Education and training, 7.5% Construction, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 5.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.7% Administrative and support services.

30.0% of homes are fully owned, and 28.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $380 per week and the median household income is $914 per week.

The median rent in Birmingham Gardens is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Birmingham Gardens postcode 2287