Big Springs Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Big Springs (2650) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Murray & Riverina, New South Wales. It is about 382 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Big Springs is in the federal electorate of Riverina.

In the 2011 census the population of Big Springs was 572 and is comprised of approximately 49.0% females and 51.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Big Springs is 41 years of age.

93.5% of people living in the suburb of Big Springs were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.4% England.

96.0% of people living in Big Springs speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other.

The religious makeup of Big Springs is 29.2% Catholic, 27.3% Anglican, 11.5% No religion, 11.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 8.2% Uniting Church, 6.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.0% Baptist, 0.5% Other religious affiliation .

69.9% of people are married, 22.2% have never married and 4.9% are divorced and 0.9% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Big Springs.

67.2% of the people living in Big Springs over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.1% are working on a part time basis. Big Springs has an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Big Springs are 40.1% Managers, 15.2% Professionals, 10.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.6% Labourers, 8.7% Technicians & trades workers, 4.7% Community & personal service workers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.7% Sales workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Big Springs work in are 37.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.7% Education and training, 7.4% Retail trade, 6.5% Construction, 5.9% Health care and social assistance, 5.6% Public administration and safety, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.1% Administrative and support services.

47.2% of homes are fully owned, and 29.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $610 per week and the median household income is $1258 per week.

The median rent in Big Springs is $78 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2158 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Big Springs postcode 2650