Hanwood Demographics (NSW) Local Stats
Hanwood (2680) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Far South West, New South Wales. It is about 478 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Hanwood is in the federal electorate of Riverina.
In the 2011 census the population of Hanwood was 1,490 and is comprised of approximately 48.7% females and 51.3% males.
The median/average age of the population of Hanwood is 37 years of age.
79.4% of people living in the suburb of Hanwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.2% Italy, 2.6% India, 1.2% New Zealand, 0.9% England, 0.8% South Africa, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Fiji, 0.4% Samoa, 0.4% Jordan, 0.3% China , 0.3% Spain, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.2% Germany.
72.7% of people living in Hanwood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 16.2% Italian, 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.4% Punjabi, 1.6% Other, 0.7% Samoan, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% German.
The religious makeup of Hanwood is 57.9% Catholic, 13.9% Anglican, 6.7% No religion, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.4% Uniting Church, 3.8% Other Religious Groups, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Pentecostal, 0.7% Christian, nfd, 0.6% Salvation Army.
60.0% of people are married, 27.4% have never married and 5.2% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 52 widowed people living in Hanwood.
63.2% of the people living in Hanwood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.4% are working on a part time basis. Hanwood has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.
The main occupations of people living in Hanwood are 29.0% Managers, 12.9% Labourers, 11.9% Technicians & trades workers, 11.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.8% Sales workers, 9.6% Professionals, 7.1% Community & personal service workers, 6.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 0.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Hanwood work in are 23.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15.8% Manufacturing, 12.3% Retail trade, 7.2% Health care and social assistance, 5.5% Construction, 4.5% Other services, 3.8% Education and training, 3.3% Public administration and safety, 3.1% Professional, scientific and technical services.
38.1% of homes are fully owned, and 31.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 25.9% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $522 per week and the median household income is $1182 per week.
The median rent in Hanwood is $165 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1509 per month.
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