New England, NSW

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 144,887 people in New England, NSW of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.9% of the population.

The median age of people in New England, NSW was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

Of people in New England, NSW aged 15 years and over, 49.0% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in New England, NSW was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In New England, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in New England, NSW was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In New England, NSW 30.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.8% were in primary school, 22.8% in secondary school and 18.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in New England, NSW were Australian 35.9%, English 30.7%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 7.8% and German 3.5%.

In New England, NSW, 87.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, New Zealand 0.8%, United States of America 0.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.3% and Germany 0.3%.

In New England, NSW, 84.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in New England, NSW were Anglican 34.0%, Catholic 24.3%, No Religion 14.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.5% and Uniting Church 5.2%.

In New England, NSW 92.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.2%, German 0.2%, Arabic 0.2%, Italian 0.1% and Cantonese 0.1%.

Employment

There were 66,061 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in New England, NSW. Of these 58.2% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 6.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in New England, NSW, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in New England, NSW was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in New England, NSW included Managers 17.0%, Professionals 16.3%, Labourers 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Sales Workers 9.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.9%.

Of the employed people in New England, NSW, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.6%, School Education 6.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%, Hospitals 3.1% and Tertiary Education 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in New England, NSW was $473.

In New England, NSW, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.7%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Walked only 5.1%, Truck 2.2% and Other 0.8%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In New England, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in New England, NSW, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in New England, NSW, 38.6% were couple families with children, 42.5% were couple families without children and 17.4% were one parent families.

In New England, NSW 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In New England, NSW, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,856 and those without children was $1,550.

Employment status of couple families

In New England, NSW, of couple families with children, 21.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In New England, NSW, 87.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in New England, NSW, 88.9% were separate houses, 3.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

In New England, NSW, of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 16.3% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in New England, NSW, 37.8% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 28.9% were rented.

Household composition

In New England, NSW, of all households, 69.4% were family households, 27.6% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In New England, NSW, 32.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In New England, NSW, 35.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In New England, NSW, there were 11,430 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5,613 (or 49.1%) were male and 5,817 (or 50.9%) were female. The median age was 20 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In New England, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $791.

In New England, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.