Bletchington Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bletchington (2800) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 207 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney.

In the 2006 Census the population of Bletchington is 8,789 and is comprised of 48.5% males and 51.5% females.

The median/average age of the Bletchington population is 33 years of age, 4 years below the Australian average.

The country of birth of people living in Bletchington is 86.8% Australia, 1.7% England, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.3% China, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% Germany.

91.8% of people speak English as their first language, 0.4% speak Russian, 0.3% speak Shona, 0.3% speak Cantonese, 0.2% speak German, 0.2% speak Arabic.

The religious make up of Bletchington is 35.2% Catholic, 24.5% Anglican, 9.4% No Religion, 9.3% Uniting Church, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed.

51.7% of people are married, 31.8% have never married and 10.8% are separated or divorced. There are 377 widowed people living in Bletchington.

62.7% of the people living in Bletchington are employed full time, while 26.6% are employed on a part time basis. Bletchington has a below average unemployment rate of 4.4% and 2029 people are not part of the labour force.

The average individual income is $500.00 per week and the average household income is $1066.00 per week.

The average rent in Bletchington is $195 per week and the average mortgage repayment is $1300 per month. 30% are fully owned, and 37.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.2% of homes are rented.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bletchington postcode 2800

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