NSW
The electorate of Newcastle
Held by
Australian Labor Party
Margin
—
Median age
37
Census 2021
Median household income
$1,804
per week
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Your representative
Sharon Claydon
Australian Labor Party
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What the Census says about Newcastle
Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, 2021.
- Median weekly household income
- $1,804
- Median weekly personal income
- $867
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage repayment
- $2,000
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
How people live here
29.2%
Own outright
31.8%
Mortgage
36.6%
Renting
What people do
- Health Care & Social Assistance21.5% · 17,712 people
- Education & Training10.8% · 8,915 people
- Retail Trade8.8% · 7,294 people
- Accommodation & Food Services8.6% · 7,125 people
- Professional, Scientific & Technical8.1% · 6,701 people
Source: ABS Census 2021. Census figures describe the electorate as it stood at the Census and are not updated between Censuses.
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