Raleigh Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Raleigh (2454) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 412 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Raleigh is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Raleigh was 550 and is comprised of approximately 48.7% females and 51.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Raleigh is 45 years of age.

87.3% of people living in the suburb of Raleigh were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 3.3% New Zealand, 1.1% Slovenia, 0.9% Indonesia.

94.9% of people living in Raleigh speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Thai, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.5% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Raleigh is 30.7% Anglican, 22.9% No religion, 17.6% Catholic, 8.5% Uniting Church, 6.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.8% Christian, nfd, 3.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Buddhism, 1.3% Salvation Army, 0.7% Lutheran.

51.1% of people are married, 30.7% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 19 widowed people living in Raleigh.

44.9% of the people living in Raleigh over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 45.7% are working on a part time basis. Raleigh has an unemployment rate of 6.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Raleigh are 17.7% Professionals, 16.0% Technicians & trades workers, 12.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Labourers, 11.5% Sales workers, 11.5% Managers, 11.5% Community & personal service workers, 7.8% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Raleigh work in are 16.4% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Retail trade, 11.5% Construction, 11.1% Education and training, 9.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.0% Manufacturing, 7.4% Accommodation and food services, 3.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.7% Financial and insurance services.

49.0% of homes are fully owned, and 27.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $446 per week and the median household income is $922 per week.

The median rent in Raleigh is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1400 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Raleigh postcode 2454