Mitchell Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Mitchell (2795) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Central Tablelands, New South Wales. It is about 160 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Mitchell is in the federal electorate of Calare.

In the 2011 census the population of Mitchell was 1,187 and is comprised of approximately 32.0% females and 68.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mitchell is 22 years of age.

80.5% of people living in the suburb of Mitchell were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.6% New Zealand, 1.6% China , 1.3% England, 1.2% Vietnam, 0.9% Fiji, 0.8% Philippines, 0.8% Oceania and Antarctica, nfd, 0.7% Lebanon, 0.7% Hong Kong , 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Greece, 0.4% Iraq, 0.4% Korea, Republic of , 0.4% Tonga.

54.2% of people living in Mitchell speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 42.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% German, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Other, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3% Serbian, 0.3% Bengali.

The religious makeup of Mitchell is 44.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 17.5% No religion, 17.4% Catholic, 11.4% Anglican, 2.4% Uniting Church, 1.8% Other religious affiliation , 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Baptist, 0.8% Buddhism, 0.8% Christian, nfd.

14.8% of people are married, 78.2% have never married and 3.0% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 20 widowed people living in Mitchell.

17.3% of the people living in Mitchell over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 48.1% are working on a part time basis. Mitchell has an unemployment rate of 21.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Mitchell are 30.3% Community & personal service workers, 20.5% Sales workers, 18.9% Labourers, 10.6% Professionals, 7.2% Technicians & trades workers, 5.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 4.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.3% Managers.

The main industries people from Mitchell work in are 31.3% Accommodation and food services, 23.0% Retail trade, 9.1% Education and training, 8.3% Health care and social assistance, 4.5% Other services, 3.4% Arts and recreation services, 3.4% Construction, 2.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 2.3% Public administration and safety.

8.3% of homes are fully owned, and 7.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 80.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $224 per week and the median household income is $506 per week.

The median rent in Mitchell is $145 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1083 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Mitchell postcode 2795