Brunswick Heads Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Brunswick Heads (2483) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 633 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Brunswick Heads is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Brunswick Heads was 1,636 and is comprised of approximately 53.2% females and 46.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Brunswick Heads is 49 years of age.

76.9% of people living in the suburb of Brunswick Heads were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% England, 1.8% New Zealand, 1.2% Germany, 0.7% United States of America, 0.5% Philippines, 0.4% China , 0.4% France, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Israel, 0.4% Scotland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Denmark.

90.3% of people living in Brunswick Heads speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% Other, 0.4% German, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% French, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Tagalog, 0.2% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Brunswick Heads is 30.6% No religion, 17.9% Catholic, 17.9% Anglican, 11.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Uniting Church, 3.0% Buddhism, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Other Religious Groups.

36.4% of people are married, 30.9% have never married and 18.2% are divorced and 5.3% are separated. There are 127 widowed people living in Brunswick Heads.

39.6% of the people living in Brunswick Heads over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 43.9% are working on a part time basis. Brunswick Heads has an unemployment rate of 9.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Brunswick Heads are 19.3% Professionals, 14.3% Community & personal service workers, 13.3% Technicians & trades workers, 12.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Managers, 11.2% Labourers, 9.7% Sales workers, 5.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Brunswick Heads work in are 14.4% Accommodation and food services, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 11.3% Retail trade, 9.7% Education and training, 9.2% Construction, 5.5% Manufacturing, 5.0% Other services, 4.9% Public administration and safety, 3.9% Transport, postal and warehousing.

34.6% of homes are fully owned, and 14.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 40.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $438 per week and the median household income is $664 per week.

The median rent in Brunswick Heads is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1733 per month.

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