Kitchener Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Kitchener (2325) is a suburb of Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter Valley, New South Wales. It is about 111 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Kitchener is in the federal electorate of Hunter.

In the 2011 census the population of Kitchener was 530 and is comprised of approximately 46.8% females and 53.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Kitchener is 39 years of age.

90.5% of people living in the suburb of Kitchener were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.7% England, 1.3% Philippines, 1.1% Wales.

95.6% of people living in Kitchener speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.3% Other, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.6% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Kitchener is 28.0% Anglican, 21.0% No religion, 16.3% Catholic, 10.8% Uniting Church, 8.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Other religious affiliation , 1.7% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.5% Salvation Army, 1.5% Baptist.

51.8% of people are married, 29.1% have never married and 8.4% are divorced and 4.8% are separated. There are 25 widowed people living in Kitchener.

59.8% of the people living in Kitchener over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.8% are working on a part time basis. Kitchener has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Kitchener are 20.0% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Community & personal service workers, 13.8% Professionals, 13.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 11.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.7% Labourers, 9.8% Sales workers, 4.0% Managers, 2.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Kitchener work in are 14.0% Manufacturing, 14.0% Health care and social assistance, 11.7% Mining, 10.8% Retail trade, 8.6% Accommodation and food services, 8.6% Construction, 6.8% Other services, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.4% Public administration and safety.

39.3% of homes are fully owned, and 38.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 14.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $415 per week and the median household income is $1178 per week.

The median rent in Kitchener is $250 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Kitchener postcode 2325