Windale Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Windale (2306) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Newcastle, New South Wales. It is about 107 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Windale is in the federal electorate of Shortland.

In the 2011 census the population of Windale was 3,095 and is comprised of approximately 53.0% females and 47.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Windale is 38 years of age.

86.7% of people living in the suburb of Windale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.4% England, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.4% Scotland, 0.2% Samoa, 0.2% Hungary, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Austria, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% Fiji, 0.2% Peru, 0.2% Italy, 0.1% Serbia, 0.1% Greece.

91.3% of people living in Windale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Samoan, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Serbian, 0.1% Australian Indigenous Languages .

The religious makeup of Windale is 30.8% Anglican, 22.7% No religion, 19.0% Catholic, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Uniting Church, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Baptist, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Salvation Army, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

28.3% of people are married, 45.4% have never married and 13.8% are divorced and 4.8% are separated. There are 188 widowed people living in Windale.

42.7% of the people living in Windale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.2% are working on a part time basis. Windale has an unemployment rate of 16.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Windale are 27.8% Labourers, 12.9% Sales workers, 12.2% Technicians & trades workers, 12.2% Community & personal service workers, 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.4% Professionals, 4.2% Managers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Windale work in are 18.5% Health care and social assistance, 14.9% Retail trade, 10.8% Manufacturing, 10.4% Accommodation and food services, 7.9% Construction, 5.6% Administrative and support services, 5.3% Public administration and safety, 5.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.5% Other services.

8.3% of homes are fully owned, and 12.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 75.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $340 per week and the median household income is $566 per week.

The median rent in Windale is $132 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

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