Broughton Vale Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Broughton Vale (2535) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 109 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Broughton Vale is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Broughton Vale was 443 and is comprised of approximately 50.8% females and 49.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Broughton Vale is 54 years of age.

78.3% of people living in the suburb of Broughton Vale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.6% England, 2.3% United States of America, 1.4% Portugal, 1.4% Northern Ireland, 1.4% Netherlands, 1.1% New Zealand, 1.1% Germany.

92.3% of people living in Broughton Vale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Italian, 1.4% Portuguese, 0.7% Dutch, 0.7% Greek.

The religious makeup of Broughton Vale is 36.7% No religion, 17.9% Anglican, 15.8% Catholic, 10.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.3% Uniting Church, 3.6% Baptist, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Other religious affiliation , 1.8% Buddhism.

57.0% of people are married, 24.3% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 5.4% are separated. There are 12 widowed people living in Broughton Vale.

49.1% of the people living in Broughton Vale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.6% are working on a part time basis. Broughton Vale has an unemployment rate of 4.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Broughton Vale are 34.0% Professionals, 22.3% Managers, 15.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Technicians & trades workers, 7.8% Sales workers, 7.8% Community & personal service workers, 2.4% Labourers.

The main industries people from Broughton Vale work in are 15.5% Education and training, 14.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.1% Retail trade, 10.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.7% Construction, 6.8% Manufacturing, 5.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.3% Information media and telecommunications, 4.3% Other services.

57.2% of homes are fully owned, and 25.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $626 per week and the median household income is $1325 per week.

The median rent in Broughton Vale is $30 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Broughton Vale postcode 2535