Rocky River Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Rocky River (2358) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 364 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Rocky River is in the federal electorate of New England.

In the 2011 Census the population of Rocky River is 258 and is comprised of 46.1% females and 53.9% males.

The median/average age of the Rocky River population is 47 years of age, 10 years above the Australian average.

84.4% of people living in Rocky River were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.1%, Belgium 1.1%, New Zealand 1.1%, Italy 1.1%, Netherlands 1.1%.

95% of people speak English as their first language 1.2% Italian, 1.2% French, 0% Gaelic (Scotland), 0% Welsh, 0% Irish.

The religious make up of Rocky River is 28.6% Anglican, 24.3% Catholic, 21.2% No Religion, 9.3% Uniting Church, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed.

52.2% of people are married, 24.4% have never married and 14.6% are divorced and 4.4% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Rocky River.

47.7% of the people living in Rocky River are employed full time, 34.1% are working on a part time basis. Rocky River has an unemployment rate of 6.8%.

The main occupations of people from Rocky River are Professionals 19.3%, Labourers 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Managers 6.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.7%.

The median individual income is $468.00 per week and the median household income is $811.00 per week.

43.1% of homes are fully owned, and 35.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 17.6% of homes are rented.

The median rent in Rocky River is $163 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1842 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Rocky River postcode 2358