Grenfell Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Grenfell (2810) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 281 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Grenfell is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Grenfell was 2,583 and is comprised of approximately 50.4% females and 49.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Grenfell is 49 years of age.

89.1% of people living in the suburb of Grenfell were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.1% England, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% New Zealand, 0.4% Canada, 0.4% Philippines, 0.2% Netherlands, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Iraq, 0.2% Hungary, 0.2% Greece, 0.2% Egypt, 0.2% Sri Lanka, 0.1% Scotland.

94.3% of people living in Grenfell speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.2% Tamil, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Filipino , 0.2% Cantonese, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Sinhalese, 0.1% Greek.

The religious makeup of Grenfell is 29.9% Anglican, 26.3% Catholic, 12.7% No religion, 9.1% Uniting Church, 8.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.5% Salvation Army, 0.8% Lutheran, 0.8% Christian, nfd.

52.5% of people are married, 23.8% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 210 widowed people living in Grenfell.

58.0% of the people living in Grenfell over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.1% are working on a part time basis. Grenfell has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Grenfell are 24.4% Managers, 13.2% Professionals, 12.3% Technicians & trades workers, 12.1% Labourers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 9.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.1% Sales workers, 1.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Grenfell work in are 23.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 10.5% Retail trade, 9.0% Education and training, 7.2% Construction, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.6% Accommodation and food services, 4.2% Other services.

50.5% of homes are fully owned, and 23.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $380 per week and the median household income is $697 per week.

The median rent in Grenfell is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Grenfell postcode 2810