Bargo Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bargo (2574) is a suburb of Sydney, Macarthur/Camden, New South Wales. It is about 74 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bargo is in the federal electorates of Hume, Throsby.

In the 2011 census the population of Bargo was 4,130 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bargo is 37 years of age.

83.1% of people living in the suburb of Bargo were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.9% England, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.5% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Italy, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.4% Croatia, 0.3% Malta, 0.3% United States of America, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Hungary, 0.2% Greece, 0.2% China .

91.7% of people living in Bargo speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian, 0.6% Other, 0.5% German, 0.4% Greek, 0.3% Croatian, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.2% Maltese, 0.2% Russian.

The religious makeup of Bargo is 34.0% Anglican, 28.6% Catholic, 15.7% No religion, 6.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.2% Uniting Church, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Baptist, 1.4% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Eastern Orthodox, 0.7% Other religious affiliation .

54.0% of people are married, 30.8% have never married and 7.3% are divorced and 3.3% are separated. There are 148 widowed people living in Bargo.

61.1% of the people living in Bargo over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 28.3% are working on a part time basis. Bargo has an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Bargo are 18.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.6% Professionals, 11.8% Labourers, 10.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Managers, 10.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.8% Sales workers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bargo work in are 13.1% Manufacturing, 12.4% Retail trade, 10.9% Construction, 10.8% Health care and social assistance, 7.0% Education and training, 6.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 4.8% Accommodation and food services, 4.3% Wholesale trade.

34.0% of homes are fully owned, and 46.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $563 per week and the median household income is $1267 per week.

The median rent in Bargo is $270 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bargo postcode 2574