Waterview Heights Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Waterview Heights (2460) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 488 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Waterview Heights is in the federal electorate of Page.

In the 2011 census the population of Waterview Heights was 1,384 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Waterview Heights is 45 years of age.

89.8% of people living in the suburb of Waterview Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.5% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.4% Finland, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% India, 0.3% Italy, 0.3% Greece, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Scotland, 0.2% Germany.

96.3% of people living in Waterview Heights speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Punjabi, 0.4% German, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Waterview Heights is 32.7% Anglican, 21.4% Catholic, 17.4% No religion, 7.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.0% Uniting Church, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Baptist, 0.8% Pentecostal, 0.8% Salvation Army.

63.8% of people are married, 24.3% have never married and 5.8% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 44 widowed people living in Waterview Heights.

55.1% of the people living in Waterview Heights over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.4% are working on a part time basis. Waterview Heights has an unemployment rate of 7.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Waterview Heights are 16.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.5% Professionals, 15.0% Technicians & trades workers, 13.1% Community & personal service workers, 10.6% Labourers, 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.9% Managers, 8.4% Sales workers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Waterview Heights work in are 14.5% Public administration and safety, 13.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.7% Retail trade, 9.1% Education and training, 7.9% Construction, 6.1% Manufacturing, 5.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.4% Other services.

50.8% of homes are fully owned, and 41.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 6.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $433 per week and the median household income is $1014 per week.

The median rent in Waterview Heights is $210 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1327 per month.

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