Fingal Bay Demographics (NSW) Local Stats
Fingal Bay (2315) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Port Stephens, New South Wales. It is about 153 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Fingal Bay is in the federal electorate of Paterson.
In the 2011 census the population of Fingal Bay was 1,503 and is comprised of approximately 52.6% females and 47.4% males.
The median/average age of the population of Fingal Bay is 58 years of age.
73.8% of people living in the suburb of Fingal Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% England, 1.3% New Zealand, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Malta, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% United States of America, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Mauritius, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Russian Federation, 0.3% Papua New Guinea.
85.0% of people living in Fingal Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.4% German, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Arabic, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Maltese.
The religious makeup of Fingal Bay is 29.6% Anglican, 20.3% Catholic, 16.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 16.0% No religion, 6.4% Uniting Church, 4.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Baptist, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 0.5% Buddhism, 0.5% Other Religious Groups.
52.1% of people are married, 22.0% have never married and 10.4% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 168 widowed people living in Fingal Bay.
49.5% of the people living in Fingal Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.1% are working on a part time basis. Fingal Bay has an unemployment rate of 7.3%.
The main occupations of people living in Fingal Bay are 18.4% Technicians & trades workers, 17.5% Professionals, 15.0% Community & personal service workers, 13.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.7% Sales workers, 10.1% Managers, 9.5% Labourers, 3.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Fingal Bay work in are 14.9% Accommodation and food services, 14.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.4% Retail trade, 10.4% Education and training, 7.2% Construction, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 5.1% Manufacturing, 4.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.0% Transport, postal and warehousing.
44.5% of homes are fully owned, and 14.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.7% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $459 per week and the median household income is $805 per week.
The median rent in Fingal Bay is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1600 per month.
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