Minnie Water Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Minnie Water (2462) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 496 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Minnie Water is in the federal electorate of Cowper.

In the 2011 census the population of Minnie Water was 189 and is comprised of approximately 48.1% females and 51.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Minnie Water is 55 years of age.

88.5% of people living in the suburb of Minnie Water were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.1% Austria, 2.1% New Zealand, 1.6% England.

95.2% of people living in Minnie Water speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Japanese.

The religious makeup of Minnie Water is 30.5% Anglican, 29.5% No religion, 19.5% Catholic, 6.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.8% Uniting Church, 3.2% Lutheran, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.6% Buddhism, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed.

58.9% of people are married, 21.4% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Minnie Water.

33.3% of the people living in Minnie Water over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 41.3% are working on a part time basis. Minnie Water has an unemployment rate of 9.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Minnie Water are 23.3% Professionals, 20.0% Managers, 11.7% Technicians & trades workers, 11.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.7% Labourers, 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 5.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 5.0% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Minnie Water work in are 24.2% Construction, 16.1% Health care and social assistance, 14.5% Public administration and safety, 11.3% Education and training, 9.7% Retail trade, 4.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.8% Electricity, gas, water and waste services, 4.8% Manufacturing, 4.8% Mining.

57.8% of homes are fully owned, and 21.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $411 per week and the median household income is $777 per week.

The median rent in Minnie Water is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1534 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Minnie Water postcode 2462