Holmesville Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Holmesville (2286) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 111 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Holmesville is in the federal electorate of Charlton.

In the 2011 census the population of Holmesville was 1,419 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Holmesville is 36 years of age.

89.2% of people living in the suburb of Holmesville were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Ukraine, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Italy.

95.3% of people living in Holmesville speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Samoan, 0.2% Korean, 0.2% German.

The religious makeup of Holmesville is 26.0% Anglican, 21.0% No religion, 18.4% Catholic, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.7% Uniting Church, 5.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Baptist, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Salvation Army, 0.7% Other religious affiliation .

50.2% of people are married, 33.7% have never married and 9.3% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 45 widowed people living in Holmesville.

57.2% of the people living in Holmesville over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.1% are working on a part time basis. Holmesville has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Holmesville are 21.5% Technicians & trades workers, 15.6% Labourers, 13.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.1% Professionals, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 8.5% Sales workers, 7.4% Managers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Holmesville work in are 15.0% Manufacturing, 12.3% Health care and social assistance, 10.9% Retail trade, 10.0% Construction, 6.7% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.3% Other services, 5.2% Education and training, 5.0% Public administration and safety.

36.4% of homes are fully owned, and 50.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $514 per week and the median household income is $1269 per week.

The median rent in Holmesville is $280 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1625 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Holmesville postcode 2286