Banora Point Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Banora Point (2486) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 667 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Banora Point is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Banora Point was 15,047 and is comprised of approximately 53.3% females and 46.7% males.

The median/average age of the population of Banora Point is 47 years of age.

80.6% of people living in the suburb of Banora Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.6% England, 3.0% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% China , 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% India, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Canada.

93.5% of people living in Banora Point speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% German, 0.3% Japanese, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% French, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Tagalog.

The religious makeup of Banora Point is 28.7% Anglican, 27.3% Catholic, 17.3% No religion, 6.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Uniting Church, 5.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.3% Baptist, 0.8% Pentecostal, 0.7% Buddhism.

51.7% of people are married, 25.5% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 1201 widowed people living in Banora Point.

49.3% of the people living in Banora Point over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.4% are working on a part time basis. Banora Point has an unemployment rate of 7.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Banora Point are 15.1% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Sales workers, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.1% Community & personal service workers, 13.7% Professionals, 11.7% Labourers, 9.3% Managers, 5.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Banora Point work in are 16.5% Retail trade, 15.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Accommodation and food services, 10.4% Construction, 7.1% Education and training, 6.0% Public administration and safety, 5.3% Manufacturing, 3.8% Other services, 3.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

42.9% of homes are fully owned, and 31.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $439 per week and the median household income is $902 per week.

The median rent in Banora Point is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1894 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Banora Point postcode 2486