Barraba Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Barraba (2347) is a suburb of Regional NSW, North West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 392 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Barraba is in the federal electorates of New England, Parkes.

In the 2011 census the population of Barraba was 1,537 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Barraba is 52 years of age.

88.7% of people living in the suburb of Barraba were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.0% England, 0.8% Philippines, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.8% Germany, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Fiji, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Denmark.

95.1% of people living in Barraba speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Filipino , 0.4% Other, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3% German, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Indonesian, 0.2% Cantonese.

The religious makeup of Barraba is 51.7% Anglican, 20.4% Catholic, 9.8% No religion, 5.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.4% Uniting Church, 2.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Salvation Army, 0.7% Christian, nfd, 0.5% Other religious affiliation , 0.5% Other Religious Groups.

51.1% of people are married, 24.4% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 145 widowed people living in Barraba.

51.3% of the people living in Barraba over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.9% are working on a part time basis. Barraba has an unemployment rate of 7.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Barraba are 20.0% Managers, 17.8% Labourers, 11.9% Community & personal service workers, 11.5% Technicians & trades workers, 9.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.9% Professionals, 9.1% Sales workers, 6.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Barraba work in are 21.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 16.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.7% Retail trade, 8.1% Education and training, 6.5% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Inadequately described/Not stated, 5.1% Construction, 4.9% Accommodation and food services, 4.3% Manufacturing.

51.3% of homes are fully owned, and 20.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 24.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $356 per week and the median household income is $593 per week.

The median rent in Barraba is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $800 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Barraba postcode 2347