Medowie Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Medowie (2318) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Port Stephens, New South Wales. It is about 139 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Medowie is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Medowie was 8,843 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

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

87.3% of people living in the suburb of Medowie were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% China , 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Italy.

94.6% of people living in Medowie speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Other, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% German, 0.2% Greek, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Macedonian, 0.1% Other .

The religious makeup of Medowie is 28.1% Anglican, 22.4% Catholic, 21.4% No religion, 5.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Uniting Church, 4.3% Baptist, 3.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Pentecostal, 0.8% Other religious affiliation .

58.5% of people are married, 28.8% have never married and 7.4% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 178 widowed people living in Medowie.

61.9% of the people living in Medowie over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.2% are working on a part time basis. Medowie has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Medowie are 21.6% Technicians & trades workers, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.3% Professionals, 11.4% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Managers, 9.1% Sales workers, 8.4% Labourers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Medowie work in are 17.0% Public administration and safety, 12.0% Manufacturing, 11.6% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Retail trade, 6.8% Construction, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 5.7% Education and training, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.0% Other services.

26.8% of homes are fully owned, and 49.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $644 per week and the median household income is $1501 per week.

The median rent in Medowie is $265 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1777 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Medowie postcode 2318