Singleton Heights Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Singleton Heights (2330) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 147 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Singleton Heights is in the federal electorate of Hunter.

In the 2011 census the population of Singleton Heights was 4,667 and is comprised of approximately 49.8% females and 50.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Singleton Heights is 31 years of age.

86.6% of people living in the suburb of Singleton Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.4% New Zealand, 1.6% England, 0.9% Philippines, 0.8% South Africa, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% India, 0.2% Thailand, 0.2% Burkina Faso, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.1% Scotland, 0.1% Germany, 0.1% United States of America, 0.1% Indonesia.

93.1% of people living in Singleton Heights speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.4% Filipino , 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Sinhalese, 0.2% German, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Other.

The religious makeup of Singleton Heights is 36.1% Anglican, 23.9% Catholic, 16.4% No religion, 6.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Uniting Church, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Baptist, 1.3% Brethren, 0.6% Buddhism.

46.4% of people are married, 36.8% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 175 widowed people living in Singleton Heights.

65.9% of the people living in Singleton Heights over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.0% are working on a part time basis. Singleton Heights has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Singleton Heights are 21.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 20.5% Technicians & trades workers, 13.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Professionals, 9.0% Labourers, 7.9% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 7.2% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Singleton Heights work in are 27.1% Mining, 9.7% Retail trade, 7.3% Manufacturing, 6.5% Health care and social assistance, 6.4% Other services, 6.3% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Construction, 4.5% Public administration and safety, 3.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.

23.2% of homes are fully owned, and 40.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 34.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $632 per week and the median household income is $1657 per week.

The median rent in Singleton Heights is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1820 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Singleton Heights postcode 2330