Speewa Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Speewa (3585) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Far South West, New South Wales. It is about 719 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Speewa is in the federal electorates of Farrer, Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of Speewa was 374 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Speewa is 40 years of age.

92.8% of people living in the suburb of Speewa were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.6% England, 1.3% Greece, 1.1% Philippines.

94.9% of people living in Speewa speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.8% Filipino .

The religious makeup of Speewa is 22.7% Catholic, 22.5% No religion, 15.2% Anglican, 11.8% Uniting Church, 10.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.8% Christian, nfd, 1.9% Salvation Army, 1.3% Churches of Christ, 1.1% Baptist.

63.5% of people are married, 29.9% have never married and 4.3% are divorced and 1.0% are separated. There are 4 widowed people living in Speewa.

63.9% of the people living in Speewa over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.9% are working on a part time basis. Speewa has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Speewa are 36.5% Managers, 14.2% Labourers, 12.7% Professionals, 12.2% Technicians & trades workers, 9.1% Sales workers, 7.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 4.6% Community & personal service workers, 3.0% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Speewa work in are 33.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.6% Retail trade, 8.1% Health care and social assistance, 7.1% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Construction, 6.1% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.1% Education and training, 4.5% Public administration and safety, 4.5% Wholesale trade.

49.6% of homes are fully owned, and 26.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 21.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $387 per week and the median household income is $1083 per week.

The median rent in Speewa is $51 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1200 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Speewa postcode 3585