Suffolk Park Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Suffolk Park (2481) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 619 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Suffolk Park is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Suffolk Park was 3,468 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Suffolk Park is 39 years of age.

73.6% of people living in the suburb of Suffolk Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% England, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.4% United States of America, 0.9% Germany, 0.5% South Africa, 0.5% Japan, 0.4% Canada, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% France, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Brazil, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Indonesia.

85.6% of people living in Suffolk Park speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Spanish, 0.8% Other, 0.7% French, 0.6% Japanese, 0.5% German, 0.5% Italian, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Suffolk Park is 35.6% No religion, 16.0% Catholic, 13.6% Anglican, 12.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Buddhism, 3.6% Uniting Church, 3.5% Other religious affiliation , 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Other Religious Groups.

36.6% of people are married, 42.5% have never married and 13.7% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 97 widowed people living in Suffolk Park.

42.6% of the people living in Suffolk Park over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 42.6% are working on a part time basis. Suffolk Park has an unemployment rate of 8.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Suffolk Park are 24.9% Professionals, 14.3% Managers, 13.6% Technicians & trades workers, 11.7% Community & personal service workers, 11.0% Sales workers, 9.7% Labourers, 9.3% Clerical & administrative workers, 3.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Suffolk Park work in are 16.0% Accommodation and food services, 13.4% Health care and social assistance, 12.8% Retail trade, 9.8% Education and training, 7.1% Construction, 6.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.3% Manufacturing, 3.9% Administrative and support services, 3.5% Other services.

28.2% of homes are fully owned, and 32.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 35.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $534 per week and the median household income is $1030 per week.

The median rent in Suffolk Park is $420 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Suffolk Park postcode 2481