Upper Horton Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Upper Horton (2347) is a suburb of Regional NSW, North West Slopes, New South Wales. It is about 420 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Upper Horton is in the federal electorate of Parkes.

In the 2011 census the population of Upper Horton was 207 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.

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

95.1% of people living in the suburb of Upper Horton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.5% England.

97.1% of people living in Upper Horton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Upper Horton is 57.3% Anglican, 19.9% Catholic, 15.0% No religion, 4.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Uniting Church.

57.5% of people are married, 26.9% have never married and 6.0% are divorced and 3.6% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in Upper Horton.

63.1% of the people living in Upper Horton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 16.5% are working on a part time basis. Upper Horton has an unemployment rate of 14.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Upper Horton are 69.0% Managers, 17.2% Labourers, 3.4% Professionals, 3.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 3.4% Sales workers, 3.4% Clerical & administrative workers.

The main industries people from Upper Horton work in are 74.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 5.6% Public administration and safety, 5.6% Retail trade, 4.4% Manufacturing, 3.3% Rental, hiring and real estate services, 3.3% Financial and insurance services, 3.3% Transport, postal and warehousing.

51.2% of homes are fully owned, and 17.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $456 per week and the median household income is $814 per week.

The median rent in Upper Horton is $0 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $0 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Upper Horton postcode 2347