Budgewoi Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Budgewoi (2262) is a suburb of Central Coast, Central Coast, New South Wales. It is about 77 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Budgewoi is in the federal electorate of Shortland.

In the 2011 census the population of Budgewoi was 3,254 and is comprised of approximately 50.7% females and 49.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Budgewoi is 44 years of age.

84.1% of people living in the suburb of Budgewoi were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.5% England, 1.6% New Zealand, 0.8% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Netherlands, 0.3% Malta, 0.3% Papua New Guinea, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Vietnam, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Cook Islands, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India.

93.0% of people living in Budgewoi speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.5% Other, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% German, 0.2% Maltese, 0.2% Italian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious makeup of Budgewoi is 33.0% Anglican, 26.6% Catholic, 19.1% No religion, 7.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Uniting Church, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Baptist, 1.0% Christian, nfd, 0.8% Buddhism, 0.7% Other religious affiliation .

43.7% of people are married, 30.8% have never married and 12.9% are divorced and 4.6% are separated. There are 218 widowed people living in Budgewoi.

55.0% of the people living in Budgewoi over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.3% are working on a part time basis. Budgewoi has an unemployment rate of 7.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Budgewoi are 18.8% Technicians & trades workers, 14.5% Labourers, 13.1% Community & personal service workers, 12.9% Professionals, 11.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.6% Sales workers, 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.3% Managers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Budgewoi work in are 13.4% Retail trade, 12.9% Health care and social assistance, 11.9% Construction, 10.6% Manufacturing, 8.6% Accommodation and food services, 7.2% Education and training, 5.6% Public administration and safety, 4.1% Administrative and support services, 3.8% Professional, scientific and technical services.

37.2% of homes are fully owned, and 27.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $439 per week and the median household income is $792 per week.

The median rent in Budgewoi is $225 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1649 per month.

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