Hamilton North Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Hamilton North (2292) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Newcastle, New South Wales. It is about 117 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Hamilton North is in the federal electorate of Newcastle.

In the 2011 census the population of Hamilton North was 885 and is comprised of approximately 48.0% females and 52.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hamilton North is 34 years of age.

88.1% of people living in the suburb of Hamilton North were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% England, 1.4% Italy, 1.1% New Zealand, 1.0% Vanuatu, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Canada, 0.6% France, 0.5% Greece.

92.4% of people living in Hamilton North speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Italian, 1.2% Greek, 0.9% French, 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Macedonian.

The religious makeup of Hamilton North is 30.5% No religion, 24.1% Catholic, 19.8% Anglican, 5.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Uniting Church, 3.2% Eastern Orthodox, 3.2% Baptist, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.2% Christian, nfd.

32.4% of people are married, 46.1% have never married and 11.9% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 38 widowed people living in Hamilton North.

59.7% of the people living in Hamilton North over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.3% are working on a part time basis. Hamilton North has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Hamilton North are 25.2% Professionals, 17.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.1% Technicians & trades workers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 9.1% Managers, 8.9% Labourers, 7.9% Sales workers, 6.2% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Hamilton North work in are 15.3% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Education and training, 9.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.5% Public administration and safety, 8.1% Construction, 7.6% Retail trade, 7.6% Accommodation and food services, 7.4% Manufacturing, 5.0% Other services.

26.0% of homes are fully owned, and 42.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $656 per week and the median household income is $1322 per week.

The median rent in Hamilton North is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hamilton North postcode 2292