Mitchells Island Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Mitchells Island (2430) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 256 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Mitchells Island is in the federal electorate of Lyne.

In the 2011 census the population of Mitchells Island was 445 and is comprised of approximately 45.8% females and 54.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mitchells Island is 50 years of age.

86.5% of people living in the suburb of Mitchells Island were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% England, 1.1% New Zealand, 1.1% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 1.1% Netherlands, 1.1% Malta.

93.9% of people living in Mitchells Island speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Other, 0.7% Portuguese.

The religious makeup of Mitchells Island is 38.1% Anglican, 17.9% No religion, 17.3% Catholic, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Uniting Church, 3.4% Buddhism, 2.7% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Salvation Army, 2.0% Baptist, 1.1% Jehovah's Witnesses.

63.6% of people are married, 18.3% have never married and 7.8% are divorced and 4.9% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Mitchells Island.

57.0% of the people living in Mitchells Island over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.8% are working on a part time basis. Mitchells Island has an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Mitchells Island are 21.1% Technicians & trades workers, 20.5% Managers, 14.6% Professionals, 13.5% Labourers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 7.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 4.7% Sales workers, 2.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mitchells Island work in are 15.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 14.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.3% Manufacturing, 8.1% Retail trade, 8.1% Education and training, 7.6% Construction, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 5.2% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.2% Inadequately described/Not stated.

50.3% of homes are fully owned, and 32.7% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 13.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $417 per week and the median household income is $762 per week.

The median rent in Mitchells Island is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mitchells Island postcode 2430

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