Parkesbourne Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Parkesbourne (2580) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 184 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Parkesbourne is in the federal electorate of Hume.

In the 2011 census the population of Parkesbourne was 350 and is comprised of approximately 50.0% females and 50.0% males.

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

87.7% of people living in the suburb of Parkesbourne were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.6% Scotland, 2.6% England, 1.7% New Zealand.

95.4% of people living in Parkesbourne speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Other.

The religious makeup of Parkesbourne is 30.8% Anglican, 29.3% Catholic, 14.5% No religion, 12.5% Uniting Church, 7.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 1.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Baptist, 1.1% Lutheran, 0.9% Jehovah's Witnesses.

59.7% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 5.4% are divorced and 2.4% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Parkesbourne.

62.8% of the people living in Parkesbourne over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.6% are working on a part time basis. Parkesbourne has an unemployment rate of 2.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Parkesbourne are 23.3% Managers, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.5% Professionals, 13.0% Community & personal service workers, 10.9% Technicians & trades workers, 9.3% Labourers, 6.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 6.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.1% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Parkesbourne work in are 17.9% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.7% Public administration and safety, 9.2% Financial and insurance services, 8.7% Health care and social assistance, 8.2% Education and training, 6.1% Construction, 6.1% Other services, 6.1% Retail trade, 4.6% Professional, scientific and technical services.

40.9% of homes are fully owned, and 31.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 22.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $548 per week and the median household income is $1235 per week.

The median rent in Parkesbourne is $150 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Parkesbourne postcode 2580