Barrington Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Barrington (2422) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 221 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Barrington is in the federal electorate of Lyne.

In the 2011 census the population of Barrington was 517 and is comprised of approximately 53.0% females and 47.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Barrington is 53 years of age.

86.1% of people living in the suburb of Barrington were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 1.4% China , 1.0% France, 1.0% Malta, 0.8% United States of America.

95.9% of people living in Barrington speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Barrington is 32.0% Anglican, 17.3% Catholic, 13.7% No religion, 8.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 6.7% Christian, nfd, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 2.7% Baptist, 1.7% Other religious affiliation , 1.2% Other Christian.

60.2% of people are married, 22.5% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 29 widowed people living in Barrington.

55.9% of the people living in Barrington over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.3% are working on a part time basis. Barrington has an unemployment rate of 2.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Barrington are 21.9% Managers, 16.4% Professionals, 13.7% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.4% Labourers, 10.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.7% Sales workers, 4.1% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Barrington work in are 20.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 10.0% Mining, 8.2% Construction, 8.2% Education and training, 7.7% Retail trade, 4.5% Public administration and safety, 4.1% Financial and insurance services, 3.2% Accommodation and food services.

55.7% of homes are fully owned, and 28.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $461 per week and the median household income is $924 per week.

The median rent in Barrington is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Barrington postcode 2422