Hawkesbury Heights Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Hawkesbury Heights (2777) is a suburb of Sydney, Blue Mountains, New South Wales. It is about 56 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Hawkesbury Heights is in the federal electorate of Macquarie.

In the 2011 census the population of Hawkesbury Heights was 451 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Hawkesbury Heights is 33 years of age.

84.5% of people living in the suburb of Hawkesbury Heights were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.1% England, 1.8% Ireland, 1.6% New Zealand, 1.3% Switzerland, 1.1% Finland, 0.9% Vietnam, 0.9% South Africa, 0.7% Scotland.

93.6% of people living in Hawkesbury Heights speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Other, 1.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Vietnamese, 0.7% Hindi.

The religious makeup of Hawkesbury Heights is 26.0% Anglican, 25.6% Catholic, 20.5% No religion, 6.0% Uniting Church, 5.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Baptist, 1.3% Other Religious Groups, 1.3% Salvation Army.

55.4% of people are married, 28.6% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 4.0% are separated. There are 6 widowed people living in Hawkesbury Heights.

62.0% of the people living in Hawkesbury Heights over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.3% are working on a part time basis. Hawkesbury Heights has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Hawkesbury Heights are 22.0% Professionals, 21.1% Technicians & trades workers, 15.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.2% Managers, 9.2% Community & personal service workers, 7.3% Labourers, 6.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 4.6% Sales workers.

The main industries people from Hawkesbury Heights work in are 15.0% Construction, 10.9% Wholesale trade, 10.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Education and training, 7.7% Other services, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Electricity, gas, water and waste services, 5.5% Retail trade.

22.9% of homes are fully owned, and 59.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $688 per week and the median household income is $1546 per week.

The median rent in Hawkesbury Heights is $385 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2073 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Hawkesbury Heights postcode 2777