Mount Arthur Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Mount Arthur (2820) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 257 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Mount Arthur is in the federal electorate of Parkes.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Arthur was 481 and is comprised of approximately 48.9% females and 51.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mount Arthur is 47 years of age.

90.2% of people living in the suburb of Mount Arthur were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% South Africa, 1.2% England, 1.2% Netherlands, 1.0% Austria, 0.8% New Zealand.

96.5% of people living in Mount Arthur speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.6% Other, 0.6% Italian.

The religious makeup of Mount Arthur is 31.2% Anglican, 25.4% Catholic, 12.7% Uniting Church, 9.8% No religion, 7.3% Baptist, 4.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.2% Lutheran, 0.8% Salvation Army, 0.8% Other Christian.

67.5% of people are married, 20.1% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 1.3% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Mount Arthur.

62.9% of the people living in Mount Arthur over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.8% are working on a part time basis. Mount Arthur has an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Arthur are 33.7% Managers, 19.2% Professionals, 11.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.8% Community & personal service workers, 7.7% Labourers, 7.3% Technicians & trades workers, 6.9% Sales workers, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mount Arthur work in are 35.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.7% Education and training, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 8.6% Public administration and safety, 7.0% Retail trade, 5.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.5% Construction, 3.5% Wholesale trade, 3.5% Manufacturing.

46.4% of homes are fully owned, and 30.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $536 per week and the median household income is $952 per week.

The median rent in Mount Arthur is $43 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mount Arthur postcode 2820