Bookham Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bookham (2582) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 257 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bookham is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Bookham was 156 and is comprised of approximately 47.4% females and 52.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bookham is 44 years of age.

90.8% of people living in the suburb of Bookham were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.2% England.

96.1% of people living in Bookham speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Other, 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Bookham is 28.1% Anglican, 25.5% Catholic, 19.0% No religion, 10.5% Uniting Church, 9.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 3.3% Religious affiliation not stated.

58.5% of people are married, 27.6% have never married and 13.8% are divorced and 0.0% are separated. There are 0 widowed people living in Bookham.

65.9% of the people living in Bookham over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.9% are working on a part time basis. Bookham has an unemployment rate of 6.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Bookham are 46.0% Managers, 18.4% Labourers, 13.8% Professionals, 6.9% Sales workers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 3.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 3.4% Technicians & trades workers.

The main industries people from Bookham work in are 41.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 22.1% Accommodation and food services, 7.0% Construction, 7.0% Inadequately described/Not stated, 7.0% Health care and social assistance, 4.7% Electricity, gas, water and waste services, 3.5% Public administration and safety, 3.5% Retail trade, 3.5% Education and training.

41.0% of homes are fully owned, and 23.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 31.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $577 per week and the median household income is $924 per week.

The median rent in Bookham is $72 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1473 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bookham postcode 2582