Verges Creek Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Verges Creek (2440) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 347 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Verges Creek is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Verges Creek was 336 and is comprised of approximately 47.9% females and 52.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Verges Creek is 46 years of age.

90.7% of people living in the suburb of Verges Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.8% England, 1.2% Netherlands, 0.9% New Zealand.

94.9% of people living in Verges Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Verges Creek is 32.2% Anglican, 29.3% Catholic, 9.9% Uniting Church, 9.6% No religion, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Seventh-day Adventist, 2.1% Buddhism, 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Salvation Army, 0.9% Jehovah's Witnesses.

63.3% of people are married, 19.2% have never married and 7.0% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 19 widowed people living in Verges Creek.

60.3% of the people living in Verges Creek over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.6% are working on a part time basis. Verges Creek has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Verges Creek are 17.4% Managers, 16.3% Technicians & trades workers, 13.5% Labourers, 12.9% Professionals, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Sales workers, 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.9% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Verges Creek work in are 13.7% Retail trade, 11.5% Education and training, 11.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Manufacturing, 8.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.7% Construction, 4.9% Other services, 4.9% Transport, postal and warehousing.

48.3% of homes are fully owned, and 33.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $525 per week and the median household income is $1196 per week.

The median rent in Verges Creek is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Verges Creek postcode 2440