Bolton Point Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bolton Point (2283) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, West Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. It is about 103 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bolton Point is in the federal electorate of Charlton.

In the 2011 census the population of Bolton Point was 2,298 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bolton Point is 40 years of age.

88.4% of people living in the suburb of Bolton Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% England, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Samoa, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Inadequately described, 0.2% Wales, 0.2% Cambodia, 0.2% Indonesia, 0.2% Malta, 0.2% Poland.

93.8% of people living in Bolton Point speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Samoan, 0.3% German, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Croatian.

The religious makeup of Bolton Point is 27.9% Anglican, 21.2% No religion, 19.7% Catholic, 7.9% Uniting Church, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Baptist, 1.8% Salvation Army, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.2% Christian, nfd.

42.2% of people are married, 35.5% have never married and 11.5% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 145 widowed people living in Bolton Point.

51.4% of the people living in Bolton Point over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.8% are working on a part time basis. Bolton Point has an unemployment rate of 9.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Bolton Point are 17.3% Professionals, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.6% Labourers, 12.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.3% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.2% Managers, 9.0% Sales workers, 3.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bolton Point work in are 16.6% Health care and social assistance, 11.6% Retail trade, 10.4% Manufacturing, 8.9% Accommodation and food services, 7.8% Education and training, 7.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.8% Construction, 5.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.2% Public administration and safety.

27.6% of homes are fully owned, and 19.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 46.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $388 per week and the median household income is $794 per week.

The median rent in Bolton Point is $182 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bolton Point postcode 2283