Smiths Creek Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Smiths Creek (2460) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 503 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Smiths Creek is in the federal electorate of Page.

In the 2011 Census the population of Smiths Creek is 319 and is comprised of 48.9% females and 51.1% males.

The median/average age of the Smiths Creek population is 41 years of age, 4 years above the Australian average.

71.8% of people living in Smiths Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.8%, New Zealand 1.6%, Croatia 1.6%, Germany 1.3%, Canada 0.9%.

83.1% of people speak English as their first language 1.3% Croatian, 0.9% Tibetan, 0.9% Catalan, 0.9% Punjabi, 0.9% French.

The religious make up of Smiths Creek is 34.6% No Religion, 15.1% Catholic, 11.3% Anglican, 5% Buddhism, 3.1% Christian, nfd.

48.6% of people are married, 33.1% have never married and 11.2% are divorced and 4.8% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Smiths Creek.

56.9% of the people living in Smiths Creek are employed full time, 29.3% are working on a part time basis. Smiths Creek has an unemployment rate of 8.9%.

The main occupations of people from Smiths Creek are Professionals 25.2%, Managers 18%, Labourers 14.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.6%, Sales Workers 2.7%.

The median individual income is $369.00 per week and the median household income is $746.00 per week.

51.4% of homes are fully owned, and 33.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 11.9% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Smiths Creek is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1404 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Smiths Creek postcode 2460