East Tamworth Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

East Tamworth (2340) is a suburb of Regional NSW, North West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 308 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. East Tamworth is in the federal electorate of New England.

In the 2011 census the population of East Tamworth was 5,212 and is comprised of approximately 53.1% females and 46.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of East Tamworth is 41 years of age.

86.5% of people living in the suburb of East Tamworth were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.6% England, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.4% India, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Canada, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% China , 0.2% Germany, 0.2% Malaysia, 0.2% Scotland, 0.2% Papua New Guinea, 0.1% Korea, Republic of .

91.3% of people living in East Tamworth speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Greek, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Australian Indigenous Languages .

The religious makeup of East Tamworth is 32.8% Anglican, 27.0% Catholic, 12.3% No religion, 8.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.6% Uniting Church, 4.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Brethren, 1.1% Baptist, 0.7% Other religious affiliation .

49.6% of people are married, 32.2% have never married and 8.6% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 296 widowed people living in East Tamworth.

60.8% of the people living in East Tamworth over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.9% are working on a part time basis. East Tamworth has an unemployment rate of 4.0%.

The main occupations of people living in East Tamworth are 27.9% Professionals, 13.6% Managers, 13.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Technicians & trades workers, 9.5% Sales workers, 9.3% Labourers, 8.7% Community & personal service workers, 3.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from East Tamworth work in are 17.6% Health care and social assistance, 12.3% Education and training, 10.9% Retail trade, 7.7% Manufacturing, 6.9% Accommodation and food services, 6.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 6.1% Construction, 4.1% Other services.

38.8% of homes are fully owned, and 27.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $633 per week and the median household income is $1161 per week.

The median rent in East Tamworth is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1408 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for East Tamworth postcode 2340