Eleebana Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Eleebana (2282) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Newcastle, New South Wales. It is about 105 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Eleebana is in the federal electorate of Shortland.

In the 2011 census the population of Eleebana was 5,498 and is comprised of approximately 51.3% females and 48.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Eleebana is 44 years of age.

84.6% of people living in the suburb of Eleebana were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Germany, 0.7% South Africa, 0.4% United States of America, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% India, 0.3% Korea, Republic of , 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Italy.

93.7% of people living in Eleebana speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Macedonian, 0.3% German, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Greek.

The religious makeup of Eleebana is 25.0% Anglican, 24.1% Catholic, 19.2% No religion, 8.5% Uniting Church, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.2% Baptist, 2.4% Pentecostal, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Eastern Orthodox.

62.5% of people are married, 24.5% have never married and 6.2% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 210 widowed people living in Eleebana.

57.8% of the people living in Eleebana over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.1% are working on a part time basis. Eleebana has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Eleebana are 28.0% Professionals, 16.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.3% Technicians & trades workers, 13.0% Managers, 10.3% Sales workers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 5.3% Labourers, 3.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Eleebana work in are 13.9% Health care and social assistance, 13.0% Education and training, 10.2% Retail trade, 8.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.3% Manufacturing, 8.2% Construction, 6.4% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.1% Financial and insurance services.

48.2% of homes are fully owned, and 40.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 9.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $694 per week and the median household income is $1833 per week.

The median rent in Eleebana is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

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