Braidwood Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Braidwood (2622) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 217 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Braidwood is in the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro.

In the 2011 census the population of Braidwood was 1,498 and is comprised of approximately 52.7% females and 47.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Braidwood is 44 years of age.

83.1% of people living in the suburb of Braidwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Denmark, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Hungary, 0.5% Nepal, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% China , 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.3% France, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% South Africa.

92.1% of people living in Braidwood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Filipino , 0.7% French, 0.6% Other, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% German, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.2% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Braidwood is 26.7% Catholic, 25.2% Anglican, 24.9% No religion, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.3% Uniting Church, 3.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Christian, nfd, 1.0% Buddhism, 0.8% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.8% Other religious affiliation .

46.8% of people are married, 28.5% have never married and 11.8% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 110 widowed people living in Braidwood.

54.3% of the people living in Braidwood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 34.8% are working on a part time basis. Braidwood has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Braidwood are 19.7% Managers, 18.4% Professionals, 13.3% Technicians & trades workers, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.5% Community & personal service workers, 10.4% Labourers, 7.8% Sales workers, 7.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Braidwood work in are 11.1% Public administration and safety, 10.9% Education and training, 10.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.6% Construction, 8.3% Retail trade, 6.7% Manufacturing, 6.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.1% Accommodation and food services.

42.7% of homes are fully owned, and 27.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $486 per week and the median household income is $877 per week.

The median rent in Braidwood is $233 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1517 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Braidwood postcode 2622