Halfway Creek Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Halfway Creek (2460) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 471 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Halfway Creek is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Halfway Creek was 264 and is comprised of approximately 48.5% females and 51.5% males.

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

86.0% of people living in the suburb of Halfway Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% New Zealand, 1.5% Zimbabwe, 1.5% Germany, 1.1% England, 1.1% Netherlands.

93.6% of people living in Halfway Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Punjabi, 1.1% Persian.

The religious makeup of Halfway Creek is 28.1% No religion, 21.7% Anglican, 20.5% Catholic, 10.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 2.3% Seventh-day Adventist, 2.3% Jehovah's Witnesses, 1.9% Buddhism, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Presbyterian and Reformed.

37.4% of people are married, 35.6% have never married and 17.8% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 11 widowed people living in Halfway Creek.

54.6% of the people living in Halfway Creek over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.3% are working on a part time basis. Halfway Creek has an unemployment rate of 6.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Halfway Creek are 28.3% Labourers, 16.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 10.1% Community & personal service workers, 10.1% Managers, 9.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 7.1% Professionals.

The main industries people from Halfway Creek work in are 25.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.6% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Manufacturing, 8.7% Accommodation and food services, 8.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 8.7% Retail trade, 5.8% Other services, 5.8% Education and training, 5.8% Public administration and safety.

53.0% of homes are fully owned, and 31.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $386 per week and the median household income is $812 per week.

The median rent in Halfway Creek is $0 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $698 per month.

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