Port Hacking Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Port Hacking (2229) is a suburb of Sydney, Sutherland, New South Wales. It is about 24 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Port Hacking is in the federal electorate of Cook.

In the 2011 census the population of Port Hacking was 1,223 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Port Hacking is 40 years of age.

82.8% of people living in the suburb of Port Hacking were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% England, 1.2% Greece, 1.1% Italy, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.6% Lebanon, 0.5% China , 0.5% United States of America, 0.4% Hungary, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Hong Kong , 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.4% Spain, 0.4% Poland.

88.3% of people living in Port Hacking speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.3% Greek, 2.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.0% Italian, 0.7% Serbian, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Mandarin, 0.5% Other, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.5% Other.

The religious makeup of Port Hacking is 32.4% Catholic, 29.1% Anglican, 10.6% No religion, 7.1% Eastern Orthodox, 5.4% Uniting Church, 5.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.8% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 0.9% Lutheran.

61.2% of people are married, 27.7% have never married and 4.6% are divorced and 0.8% are separated. There are 53 widowed people living in Port Hacking.

58.8% of the people living in Port Hacking over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.7% are working on a part time basis. Port Hacking has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Port Hacking are 25.6% Professionals, 19.4% Managers, 18.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Technicians & trades workers, 10.4% Sales workers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.9% Labourers.

The main industries people from Port Hacking work in are 11.9% Health care and social assistance, 9.2% Education and training, 8.8% Construction, 8.5% Retail trade, 8.5% Manufacturing, 6.8% Financial and insurance services, 6.4% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.5% Public administration and safety.

47.8% of homes are fully owned, and 41.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $802 per week and the median household income is $2428 per week.

The median rent in Port Hacking is $600 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $3300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Port Hacking postcode 2229