Morisset Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Morisset (2264) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, West Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. It is about 88 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Morisset is in the federal electorate of Charlton.

In the 2011 census the population of Morisset was 2,857 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Morisset is 55 years of age.

82.2% of people living in the suburb of Morisset were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.7% England, 1.5% New Zealand, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% India, 0.3% China , 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% New Caledonia, 0.2% Malta.

91.7% of people living in Morisset speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.4% German, 0.4% Samoan, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Korean, 0.2% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Morisset is 27.7% Anglican, 17.6% No religion, 16.9% Catholic, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.9% Uniting Church, 5.8% Seventh-day Adventist, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 2.6% Baptist, 1.6% Salvation Army.

40.8% of people are married, 29.4% have never married and 10.8% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 389 widowed people living in Morisset.

51.1% of the people living in Morisset over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.5% are working on a part time basis. Morisset has an unemployment rate of 9.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Morisset are 16.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.4% Professionals, 14.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.8% Labourers, 11.5% Community & personal service workers, 11.1% Sales workers, 10.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.4% Managers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Morisset work in are 16.1% Health care and social assistance, 13.0% Retail trade, 10.6% Manufacturing, 9.1% Construction, 6.2% Education and training, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 5.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Other services.

53.1% of homes are fully owned, and 16.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $396 per week and the median household income is $621 per week.

The median rent in Morisset is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1647 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Morisset postcode 2264