Dareton Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Dareton (2717) is a suburb of Regional NSW, Far South West, New South Wales. It is about 842 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Dareton is in the federal electorate of Farrer.

In the 2011 census the population of Dareton was 516 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

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

89.5% of people living in the suburb of Dareton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.6% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 1.0% India, 1.0% Italy.

94.0% of people living in Dareton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Italian, 0.6% Other, 0.6% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.6% Japanese, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Other .

The religious makeup of Dareton is 38.8% Catholic, 20.9% Anglican, 13.0% No religion, 7.8% Uniting Church, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 1.4% Churches of Christ, 1.2% Eastern Orthodox, 1.2% Pentecostal.

38.0% of people are married, 42.5% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.8% are separated. There are 37 widowed people living in Dareton.

58.5% of the people living in Dareton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.8% are working on a part time basis. Dareton has an unemployment rate of 13.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Dareton are 20.3% Community & personal service workers, 18.8% Labourers, 16.4% Professionals, 13.3% Managers, 10.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.2% Technicians & trades workers, 5.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Dareton work in are 15.6% Health care and social assistance, 14.8% Education and training, 14.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 10.2% Public administration and safety, 9.4% Accommodation and food services, 5.5% Financial and insurance services, 4.7% Manufacturing, 4.7% Inadequately described/Not stated, 4.7% Administrative and support services.

42.4% of homes are fully owned, and 16.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 36.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $361 per week and the median household income is $787 per week.

The median rent in Dareton is $125 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Dareton postcode 2717