Bolwarra Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bolwarra (2320) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 133 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bolwarra is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Bolwarra was 1,179 and is comprised of approximately 52.1% females and 47.9% males.

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

91.2% of people living in the suburb of Bolwarra were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.2% England, 1.4% New Zealand, 0.6% United States of America, 0.4% Greece, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Ireland.

96.4% of people living in Bolwarra speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other, 0.3% Greek.

The religious makeup of Bolwarra is 27.6% Anglican, 27.4% Catholic, 15.6% No religion, 11.5% Uniting Church, 5.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.8% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Baptist, 1.0% Salvation Army, 0.8% Pentecostal.

60.7% of people are married, 26.4% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 0.6% are separated. There are 44 widowed people living in Bolwarra.

60.3% of the people living in Bolwarra over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.0% are working on a part time basis. Bolwarra has an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Bolwarra are 23.7% Professionals, 16.3% Managers, 14.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.9% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.2% Sales workers, 7.1% Labourers.

The main industries people from Bolwarra work in are 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 10.8% Retail trade, 9.8% Education and training, 9.3% Construction, 7.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.6% Mining, 6.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.4% Manufacturing, 5.7% Public administration and safety.

50.8% of homes are fully owned, and 36.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $556 per week and the median household income is $1553 per week.

The median rent in Bolwarra is $275 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bolwarra postcode 2320