Arcadia Vale Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Arcadia Vale (2283) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, West Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. It is about 96 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Arcadia Vale is in the federal electorate of Charlton.

In the 2011 census the population of Arcadia Vale was 1,381 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Arcadia Vale is 42 years of age.

87.3% of people living in the suburb of Arcadia Vale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% Thailand, 0.3% Finland, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Ukraine.

95.4% of people living in Arcadia Vale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Serbian, 0.4% German, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Arcadia Vale is 26.6% Anglican, 23.0% No religion, 20.5% Catholic, 9.0% Uniting Church, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Salvation Army.

51.3% of people are married, 30.2% have never married and 8.9% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 74 widowed people living in Arcadia Vale.

59.0% of the people living in Arcadia Vale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.3% are working on a part time basis. Arcadia Vale has an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Arcadia Vale are 19.6% Technicians & trades workers, 17.1% Professionals, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.6% Community & personal service workers, 9.7% Managers, 9.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.2% Sales workers, 9.1% Labourers, 0.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Arcadia Vale work in are 12.3% Retail trade, 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.8% Construction, 9.5% Manufacturing, 8.2% Education and training, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.1% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

36.4% of homes are fully owned, and 40.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $567 per week and the median household income is $1273 per week.

The median rent in Arcadia Vale is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1700 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Arcadia Vale postcode 2283