Kew Demographics (NSW) Local Stats
Kew (2439) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 286 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Kew is in the federal electorate of Lyne.
In the 2011 census the population of Kew was 649 and is comprised of approximately 49.9% females and 50.1% males.
The median/average age of the population of Kew is 48 years of age.
90.0% of people living in the suburb of Kew were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.6% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.1% Germany, 0.6% Lebanon, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Canada.
97.1% of people living in Kew speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Arabic, 0.5% Polish.
The religious makeup of Kew is 32.5% Anglican, 24.6% Catholic, 18.7% No religion, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.8% Uniting Church, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Baptist, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 0.6% Other religious affiliation , 0.5% Jehovah's Witnesses.
59.8% of people are married, 21.4% have never married and 10.0% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 23 widowed people living in Kew.
43.3% of the people living in Kew over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 41.9% are working on a part time basis. Kew has an unemployment rate of 9.0%.
The main occupations of people living in Kew are 19.0% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Professionals, 13.0% Labourers, 11.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.1% Community & personal service workers, 9.9% Managers, 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.5% Sales workers, 4.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Kew work in are 14.2% Retail trade, 13.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.6% Construction, 8.8% Education and training, 8.8% Manufacturing, 7.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 5.0% Other services, 3.4% Wholesale trade.
47.7% of homes are fully owned, and 33.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.2% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $395 per week and the median household income is $873 per week.
The median rent in Kew is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1700 per month.
Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kew postcode 2439
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