Nelson Bay Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Nelson Bay (2315) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Port Stephens, New South Wales. It is about 155 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Nelson Bay is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Nelson Bay was 5,396 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nelson Bay is 47 years of age.

78.0% of people living in the suburb of Nelson Bay were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.8% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Italy, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Croatia, 0.3% India, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% China , 0.3% Greece.

88.9% of people living in Nelson Bay speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Croatian, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% Greek, 0.3% German, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Nelson Bay is 26.0% Anglican, 25.1% Catholic, 20.3% No religion, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Uniting Church, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Baptist, 1.0% Pentecostal, 0.9% Eastern Orthodox.

51.0% of people are married, 26.8% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 4.3% are separated. There are 310 widowed people living in Nelson Bay.

52.5% of the people living in Nelson Bay over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.5% are working on a part time basis. Nelson Bay has an unemployment rate of 6.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Nelson Bay are 16.9% Professionals, 16.4% Technicians & trades workers, 13.4% Managers, 12.5% Community & personal service workers, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.7% Labourers, 10.8% Sales workers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nelson Bay work in are 15.6% Accommodation and food services, 12.7% Health care and social assistance, 11.1% Retail trade, 9.5% Public administration and safety, 7.6% Construction, 6.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.8% Education and training, 5.6% Manufacturing, 5.0% Transport, postal and warehousing.

39.1% of homes are fully owned, and 22.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $523 per week and the median household income is $930 per week.

The median rent in Nelson Bay is $275 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nelson Bay postcode 2315