Nowra Hill Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Nowra Hill (2540) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 132 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Nowra Hill is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Nowra Hill was 1,830 and is comprised of approximately 33.7% females and 66.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nowra Hill is 33 years of age.

74.7% of people living in the suburb of Nowra Hill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 2.4% New Zealand, 1.0% Vietnam, 0.7% Fiji, 0.7% China , 0.6% United States of America, 0.5% Southern and East Africa, nec, 0.4% Sri Lanka, 0.3% India, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Lebanon, 0.3% Oceania and Antarctica, nfd, 0.3% Germany, 0.3% Samoa.

65.8% of people living in Nowra Hill speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 32.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Greek, 0.4% German, 0.2% Assyrian, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% French, 0.2% Croatian, 0.2% Other, 0.2% Italian.

The religious makeup of Nowra Hill is 34.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 19.9% Anglican, 17.2% Catholic, 14.3% No religion, 4.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.6% Uniting Church, 1.3% Christian, nfd, 0.9% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.9% Pentecostal, 0.8% Eastern Orthodox.

42.9% of people are married, 46.6% have never married and 6.7% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 26 widowed people living in Nowra Hill.

65.7% of the people living in Nowra Hill over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.3% are working on a part time basis. Nowra Hill has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Nowra Hill are 18.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.6% Professionals, 14.5% Managers, 13.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 8.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.5% Labourers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nowra Hill work in are 25.5% Public administration and safety, 10.7% Retail trade, 9.2% Manufacturing, 8.5% Health care and social assistance, 7.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.0% Construction, 5.3% Other services, 4.7% Education and training, 4.4% Accommodation and food services.

34.3% of homes are fully owned, and 50.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $652 per week and the median household income is $1577 per week.

The median rent in Nowra Hill is $230 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1945 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nowra Hill postcode 2540

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