Blayney Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Blayney (2799) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 184 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Blayney is in the federal electorate of Calare.

In the 2011 census the population of Blayney was 3,355 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Blayney is 40 years of age.

89.9% of people living in the suburb of Blayney were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% England, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% China , 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Iraq, 0.1% Jordan, 0.1% Scotland, 0.1% Wales, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Indonesia.

95.6% of people living in Blayney speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Filipino , 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious makeup of Blayney is 33.6% Catholic, 27.2% Anglican, 13.6% No religion, 7.4% Uniting Church, 4.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Baptist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Other religious affiliation .

49.9% of people are married, 31.0% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 206 widowed people living in Blayney.

62.4% of the people living in Blayney over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.6% are working on a part time basis. Blayney has an unemployment rate of 6.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Blayney are 15.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Labourers, 12.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.9% Managers, 11.3% Professionals, 8.5% Community & personal service workers, 8.0% Sales workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Blayney work in are 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.3% Retail trade, 10.1% Manufacturing, 9.2% Mining, 7.8% Construction, 7.3% Education and training, 6.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 5.4% Other services.

35.3% of homes are fully owned, and 34.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $505 per week and the median household income is $1019 per week.

The median rent in Blayney is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1430 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Blayney postcode 2799