Salt Ash Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Salt Ash (2318) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Port Stephens, New South Wales. It is about 136 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Salt Ash is in the federal electorates of Newcastle, Paterson.

In the 2011 census the population of Salt Ash was 1,099 and is comprised of approximately 49.6% females and 50.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Salt Ash is 42 years of age.

85.9% of people living in the suburb of Salt Ash were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.8% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.7% Germany, 0.5% Romania, 0.5% Denmark, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Indonesia, 0.4% United States of America, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Scotland.

92.3% of people living in Salt Ash speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Dutch, 0.5% German, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Macedonian.

The religious makeup of Salt Ash is 30.5% Anglican, 19.8% Catholic, 17.8% No religion, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.1% Uniting Church, 4.5% Baptist, 4.3% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Churches of Christ, 0.8% Seventh-day Adventist.

56.9% of people are married, 28.2% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 27 widowed people living in Salt Ash.

56.9% of the people living in Salt Ash over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.6% are working on a part time basis. Salt Ash has an unemployment rate of 2.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Salt Ash are 24.0% Technicians & trades workers, 12.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.2% Managers, 10.8% Labourers, 10.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.4% Sales workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 8.8% Professionals, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Salt Ash work in are 13.0% Construction, 12.6% Retail trade, 11.2% Manufacturing, 9.6% Health care and social assistance, 7.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.2% Education and training, 5.2% Other services, 4.4% Administrative and support services, 4.4% Accommodation and food services.

42.5% of homes are fully owned, and 41.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $453 per week and the median household income is $1150 per week.

The median rent in Salt Ash is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1387 per month.

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