Barrack Point Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Barrack Point (2528) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 83 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Barrack Point is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Barrack Point was 627 and is comprised of approximately 51.2% females and 48.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Barrack Point is 43 years of age.

79.5% of people living in the suburb of Barrack Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% England, 1.3% Germany, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.8% Iraq, 0.8% India, 0.8% Thailand, 0.8% Papua New Guinea, 0.6% Croatia, 0.6% Scotland.

88.8% of people living in Barrack Point speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.1% Other, 1.0% Italian, 0.5% Tagalog, 0.5% Thai, 0.5% Polish, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Macedonian, 0.5% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Barrack Point is 30.7% Catholic, 26.9% Anglican, 17.5% No religion, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Pentecostal, 1.3% Buddhism, 1.0% Eastern Orthodox, 1.0% Hinduism.

53.4% of people are married, 24.1% have never married and 13.4% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 29 widowed people living in Barrack Point.

57.6% of the people living in Barrack Point over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.7% are working on a part time basis. Barrack Point has an unemployment rate of 5.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Barrack Point are 20.7% Professionals, 16.7% Technicians & trades workers, 13.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.0% Sales workers, 13.0% Managers, 8.5% Labourers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 5.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Barrack Point work in are 16.4% Health care and social assistance, 13.4% Construction, 11.2% Manufacturing, 10.8% Retail trade, 7.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.1% Public administration and safety, 6.3% Education and training, 6.0% Financial and insurance services, 5.2% Accommodation and food services.

44.3% of homes are fully owned, and 29.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $530 per week and the median household income is $1103 per week.

The median rent in Barrack Point is $320 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Barrack Point postcode 2528