Bannister Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bannister (2580) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 177 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bannister is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Bannister was 333 and is comprised of approximately 47.7% females and 52.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bannister is 48 years of age.

88.2% of people living in the suburb of Bannister were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.5% New Zealand, 1.2% Scotland, 1.2% United States of America, 0.9% England, 0.9% Germany.

95.2% of people living in Bannister speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other, 0.9% Greek.

The religious makeup of Bannister is 38.1% Anglican, 31.5% Catholic, 10.8% No religion, 5.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Lutheran, 1.5% Baptist, 0.9% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Judaism.

61.7% of people are married, 19.7% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 15 widowed people living in Bannister.

57.6% of the people living in Bannister over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.0% are working on a part time basis. Bannister has an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Bannister are 38.2% Managers, 14.0% Professionals, 11.3% Labourers, 10.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.1% Technicians & trades workers, 7.5% Community & personal service workers, 4.8% Sales workers, 3.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bannister work in are 36.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.8% Health care and social assistance, 8.1% Education and training, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 7.0% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.5% Construction, 5.9% Retail trade, 3.2% Manufacturing, 3.2% Accommodation and food services.

46.7% of homes are fully owned, and 32.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $580 per week and the median household income is $1350 per week.

The median rent in Bannister is $92 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bannister postcode 2580