Harden Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Harden (2587) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 272 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Harden is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Harden was 1,877 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

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

90.9% of people living in the suburb of Harden were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.4% England, 0.6% New Zealand, 0.4% China , 0.4% Colombia, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Jordan, 0.3% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.2% Scotland, 0.2% Netherlands.

93.8% of people living in Harden speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.5% Serbian, 0.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Polish.

The religious makeup of Harden is 38.4% Catholic, 32.6% Anglican, 8.5% No religion, 7.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.6% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Baptist, 0.6% Christian, nfd, 0.5% Eastern Orthodox, 0.4% Buddhism.

51.1% of people are married, 26.4% have never married and 9.8% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 134 widowed people living in Harden.

59.1% of the people living in Harden over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.9% are working on a part time basis. Harden has an unemployment rate of 7.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Harden are 18.5% Managers, 17.0% Labourers, 15.2% Technicians & trades workers, 11.0% Professionals, 10.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.8% Sales workers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Harden work in are 20.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.6% Retail trade, 8.5% Education and training, 8.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Construction, 5.4% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Manufacturing.

49.0% of homes are fully owned, and 27.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $413 per week and the median household income is $761 per week.

The median rent in Harden is $140 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1081 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Harden postcode 2587