Duns Creek Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Duns Creek (2321) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 153 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Duns Creek is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Duns Creek was 491 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Duns Creek is 43 years of age.

90.4% of people living in the suburb of Duns Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.1% England, 1.0% France, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.6% United States of America, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Netherlands.

96.1% of people living in Duns Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% French.

The religious makeup of Duns Creek is 29.3% Anglican, 27.4% Catholic, 20.7% No religion, 7.3% Uniting Church, 5.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.4% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.4% Other Religious Groups, 1.2% Christian, nfd, 0.6% Pentecostal.

62.4% of people are married, 25.3% have never married and 5.2% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 15 widowed people living in Duns Creek.

56.4% of the people living in Duns Creek over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.8% are working on a part time basis. Duns Creek has an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Duns Creek are 19.0% Professionals, 16.9% Technicians & trades workers, 15.7% Managers, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Labourers, 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.2% Sales workers, 5.4% Community & personal service workers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Duns Creek work in are 13.3% Retail trade, 12.4% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Education and training, 9.5% Manufacturing, 9.1% Construction, 6.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.2% Other services, 5.0% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Administrative and support services.

41.4% of homes are fully owned, and 45.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $582 per week and the median household income is $1650 per week.

The median rent in Duns Creek is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Duns Creek postcode 2321