Sedgefield Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Sedgefield (2330) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 147 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Sedgefield is in the federal electorate of Hunter.

In the 2011 census the population of Sedgefield was 489 and is comprised of approximately 47.4% females and 52.6% males.

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

91.0% of people living in the suburb of Sedgefield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.0% Northern Ireland, 1.0% Philippines, 0.8% New Zealand, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.8% England.

94.3% of people living in Sedgefield speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Maltese.

The religious makeup of Sedgefield is 41.4% Anglican, 23.1% Catholic, 8.8% No religion, 8.8% Uniting Church, 5.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.1% Christian, nfd, 2.0% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal.

62.8% of people are married, 26.3% have never married and 3.9% are divorced and 1.6% are separated. There are 21 widowed people living in Sedgefield.

61.6% of the people living in Sedgefield over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 25.2% are working on a part time basis. Sedgefield has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Sedgefield are 18.1% Managers, 16.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 14.5% Technicians & trades workers, 10.1% Labourers, 9.7% Sales workers, 8.9% Professionals, 4.4% Community & personal service workers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Sedgefield work in are 21.1% Mining, 12.6% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.7% Retail trade, 6.9% Health care and social assistance, 5.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.7% Construction, 4.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Manufacturing, 4.1% Other services.

40.8% of homes are fully owned, and 35.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $591 per week and the median household income is $1478 per week.

The median rent in Sedgefield is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Sedgefield postcode 2330