Gresford Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Gresford (2311) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 163 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Gresford is in the federal electorate of Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Gresford was 305 and is comprised of approximately 45.6% females and 54.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gresford is 50 years of age.

86.1% of people living in the suburb of Gresford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.6% England.

89.9% of people living in Gresford speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 9.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Other.

The religious makeup of Gresford is 42.3% Anglican, 16.6% No religion, 12.4% Catholic, 10.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.2% Uniting Church, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Buddhism, 2.0% Baptist, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

63.1% of people are married, 22.1% have never married and 6.5% are divorced and 2.3% are separated. There are 16 widowed people living in Gresford.

59.6% of the people living in Gresford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.2% are working on a part time basis. Gresford has an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Gresford are 33.6% Managers, 12.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.9% Labourers, 12.9% Professionals, 10.0% Technicians & trades workers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.1% Community & personal service workers, 2.9% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Gresford work in are 26.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.6% Mining, 10.6% Construction, 9.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.2% Manufacturing, 7.8% Accommodation and food services, 6.4% Administrative and support services, 5.0% Education and training, 4.3% Inadequately described/Not stated.

52.2% of homes are fully owned, and 28.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $493 per week and the median household income is $1137 per week.

The median rent in Gresford is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1820 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Gresford postcode 2311