Hastings Point, New South Wales

Hastings Point
New South Wales
Population 582 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2489
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location 123 km (76 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s) Tweed Shire
State electorate(s) Tweed
Federal Division(s) Richmond

Hastings Point is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Hastings Point is 582, 51.5% female and 48.5% male.

The median/average age of the Hastings Point population is 62 years of age, 25 years above the Australian average.

77.8% of people living in Hastings Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.1%, New Zealand 3.6%, Scotland 2.1%, Finland 0.7%, Germany 0.7%.

92.1% of people speak English as their first language 0.5% Finnish, 0.5% German, 0.5% Balinese, 0.5% Italian.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Hastings Point (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

Coordinates: 28°22′S 153°35′E / 28.367°S 153.583°E