Retreat Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Retreat (2355) is a suburb of Regional NSW, North West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 362 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Retreat is in the federal electorate of New England.

In the 2006 Census the population of Retreat is 147 and is comprised of 49.3% males and 50.7% females.

The median/average age of the Retreat population is 42 years of age, 5 years above the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Retreat is 82.2% Australia, 4.1% Germany, 2.7% England, 2.1% Ireland, 2.1% Romania, 2.1% Croatia.

95.9% of people speak English as their first language, 2.7% speak German.

The religious make up of Retreat is 35.6% Anglican, 19.9% No Religion, 18.5% Catholic, 6.2% Uniting Church, 4.8% Christian, nfd.

57% of people are married, 24.3% have never married and 14% are separated or divorced. There are 9 widowed people living in Retreat.

51.6% of the people living in Retreat are employed full time, while 25.8% are employed on a part time basis. Retreat has an above average unemployment rate of 8.1% and 41 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $303.00 per week and the average household income is $624.00 per week.

The average rent in Retreat is $0 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1257 per month. 54.2% are fully owned, and 16.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 20.3% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Retreat postcode 2355