Putty Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Putty (2330) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 111 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Putty is in the federal electorates of Hunter, Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Putty was 321 and is comprised of approximately 46.1% females and 53.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Putty is 44 years of age.

77.4% of people living in the suburb of Putty were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% England, 1.6% Egypt, 1.3% Germany.

82.8% of people living in Putty speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 15.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.9% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Putty is 30.6% Anglican, 24.7% No religion, 17.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 15.6% Catholic, 5.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Uniting Church, 2.2% Oriental Orthodox, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

48.9% of people are married, 34.1% have never married and 11.7% are divorced and 4.2% are separated. There are 3 widowed people living in Putty.

54.8% of the people living in Putty over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.0% are working on a part time basis. Putty has an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Putty are 18.2% Technicians & trades workers, 17.4% Labourers, 14.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.2% Managers, 12.4% Professionals, 9.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 5.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.5% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Putty work in are 17.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 16.0% Mining, 12.6% Manufacturing, 12.6% Construction, 9.2% Administrative and support services, 7.6% Education and training, 6.7% Wholesale trade, 5.0% Retail trade, 2.5% Health care and social assistance.

43.6% of homes are fully owned, and 37.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $372 per week and the median household income is $971 per week.

The median rent in Putty is $50 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1700 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Putty postcode 2330