Newry Island Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Newry Island (2455) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 411 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney.

In the 2006 Census the population of Newry Island is 768 and is comprised of 49.3% males and 50.7% females.

The median/average age of the Newry Island population is 52 years of age, 15 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Newry Island is 87.6% Australia, 5% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Ukraine, 0.5% Hong Kong.

97% of people speak English as their first language, 0.7% speak German, 0.4% speak Tagalog, 0.4% speak Russian.

The religious make up of Newry Island is 34% Anglican, 27% Catholic, 14.3% No Religion, 7.3% Uniting Church, 3.7% Presbyterian and Reformed.

54.4% of people are married, 20.2% have never married and 15.6% are separated or divorced. There are 61 widowed people living in Newry Island.

45.6% of the people living in Newry Island are employed full time, while 36.1% are employed on a part time basis. Newry Island has an above average unemployment rate of 12.3% and 381 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $304.00 per week and the average household income is $621.00 per week.

The average rent in Newry Island is $200 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1019 per month. 56.9% are fully owned, and 18.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.6% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Newry Island postcode 2455