Brushgrove Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Brushgrove (2460) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 510 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Brushgrove is in the federal electorate of Page.

In the 2011 census the population of Brushgrove was 334 and is comprised of approximately 45.2% females and 54.8% males.

The median/average age of the population of Brushgrove is 52 years of age.

93.1% of people living in the suburb of Brushgrove were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.7% England, 2.4% New Zealand.

97.9% of people living in Brushgrove speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Dutch, 0.9% French.

The religious makeup of Brushgrove is 26.3% Anglican, 22.4% No religion, 18.5% Catholic, 14.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 7.2% Uniting Church, 4.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Baptist, 0.9% Buddhism.

52.0% of people are married, 25.6% have never married and 12.3% are divorced and 5.1% are separated. There are 14 widowed people living in Brushgrove.

51.0% of the people living in Brushgrove over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.6% are working on a part time basis. Brushgrove has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Brushgrove are 16.1% Managers, 15.4% Labourers, 14.0% Community & personal service workers, 12.6% Professionals, 11.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.2% Technicians & trades workers, 10.5% Sales workers, 9.1% Clerical & administrative workers.

The main industries people from Brushgrove work in are 17.0% Health care and social assistance, 13.5% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.5% Construction, 12.8% Accommodation and food services, 7.8% Education and training, 7.1% Public administration and safety, 5.0% Manufacturing, 4.3% Arts and recreation services, 4.3% Retail trade.

56.4% of homes are fully owned, and 27.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 15.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $435 per week and the median household income is $836 per week.

The median rent in Brushgrove is $200 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1343 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Brushgrove postcode 2460

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